New jobs a tasty prospect for an ‘attractive’ Southside

OVER 100 new jobs were created in Leopardstown last week as Irish company ICON located its new global innovation hub in the South County Business Park.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell (FG) welcomed the announcement of the new jobs

“as it demonstrated Dublin and Ireland’s attractiveness

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“It is fantastic to see ICON, an Irish company operating in 40 countries around the world, locating its new global innovation hub in Ireland,

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“These jobs are great news for Leopardstown and Limerick with approximately 100 jobs created in each location.

“Today’s announcement demonstrates Dublin and Ireland’s attractiveness as a location for data analytics and

‘Big Data’ management in the Life Sciences sector.

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ICON is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

The 100 new jobs will include roles in IT, Data Analytics, Clinical Science, Project Management, Finance and Human Resources.

The announcement in Leopardstown took place as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton launched the Government’s 2015 Action Plan for Jobs.

ICON’s new jobs form part of the 80,000 plus jobs created in Ireland since the Action Plan for Jobs was first launched three years ago, Deputy Mitchell added.

“The Live Register has fallen 19 per cent across Dublin in this period and the attractiveness of the city to companies like ICON will ensure this unemployment figure continues to drop,

? Deputy Mitchell stated.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD said:

“When we visited ICON to launch the first Action Plan for Jobs in early 2012, unemployment was at 15.1 per cent and the numbers at work had collapsed.

“Today as we come back to launch our fourth annual Action Plan for Jobs, while we have a very long way to go, we have made important progress with 80,000 extra people at work and unemployment down to 10.6 per cent.

“If we continue to implement our plan, people will have confidence that we can continue to create jobs, which is what will allow us to grow tax revenues, put money back in people’s pockets, deliver better services, and ultimately improve people’s lives.

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Meanwhile, 50 full and part time jobs are coming to The Square in Tallaght with the opening of a new Nando’s restaurant.

Dublin hip hop stars The Original Rudeboys performed the official opening and worked the first lunch time shift for their favourite charity, Walk in My Shoes.

The opening of Nando’s Tallaght means the company currently employs over 400 people throughout 10 stores across Ireland, with a further three in Northern Ireland.