Ongoing economic recovery creates more Southside jobs

THE economic recovery continues on the Southside with further job announcements.

The latest boon to local employment sees the creation of dozens more jobs in the city centre.

Last week it was revealed that  New Relic Inc, a provider of real-time insights for software-driven businesses, will be opening of its new European headquarters in Dublin.

The company opened its first base in the capital in 2014 and has since grown its team to about 100 employees.

Its new space at 31-36 Golden Lane is expected to provide the local Ireland team the space to grow up to 300 team members as well as provide state-of-the-art facilities for hosting customers, meetups, and connecting with the local community.

In addition to growing its team in Ireland, New Relic has opened offices across Europe to support its ongoing customer growth, including in London, Munich, and Zurich, as well as launching its European Development Center in Barcelona. 

The company is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

 Speaking at the company’s office opening event, Minister Pat Breen, said: “I am delighted to unveil New Relic’s new European HQ in Dublin. Ireland has become a launchpad for high-growth companies from across the world, and it is very encouraging to witness New Relic's expansion over recent years as well as their impressive new building in the area.”

By 2021, it is expected that public cloud services spending for the EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) region will total  over $60 billion.

New Relic sees companies’ continued investment and focus on cloud adoption and digital transformation as a tailwind for its own growth, as the company helps customers adopt, and optimize performance in, the cloud.

 “We’ve thrived as a team in Dublin and I’m thrilled to see us embarking on this next chapter as we continue our efforts to foster growth and leadership in the region,” said Glenn Cahill, VP of Commercial Sales, New Relic.

 “Dublin has provided a vibrant home to our EMEA team since 2014 when we established our original European headquarters in the city.”

Meanwhile, a €500,000 investment in the new look McDonald’s restaurant in Temple Bar, which is owned by local franchisee James Perry, has created 15 new jobs for the local area.

The innovations are aimed at improving the customer experience at the restaurant, which is currently closed for refurbishment and is set to re-open for business on Saturday, May 5.