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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer Programming Activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 June 2023
Employment effect (start)
23 June 2023
Foreseen end date
30 June 2025
Description
Tech company Liberty IT is to create 100 new jobs in Ireland over the next two years.
The jobs will be based in the company’s new hub which it has opened in Galway and hiring has already begun. Liberty IT has offices in Dublin and Belfast and currently employs more than 650 people in Ireland. The company is a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance and develops technologies exclusively for its parent Liberty Mutual Insurance. According to a spokesperson the company has been making substantial developments in its data science, AI and machine learning capabilities, aiding its growth.
Eurofound (2023), Liberty IT, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 200238, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200238.
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