Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border; Midland and Western; Midland
Location of affected unit(s)
Athlone
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
30 May 2022
Employment effect (start)
30 May 2022
Foreseen end date
31 May 2025

Description

Swedish telecoms company, Ericsson is to create 250 new jobs in Athlone over the next three years.

Ericsson Ireland has grown by a quarter over the past five year with 1,400 people currently employed in Ireland. The company has its global research and development campus in Athlone where 1,200 people are currently employed, as well as a further 200 employees in Dublin.

The new positions will include software developers, data scientists, architects, cloud and mobile communication engineers at all career stages.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), Ericsson Ireland, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 106882, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106882.