Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border; Midland and Western; Border
Location of affected unit(s)
Donegal
Sector
Health / Social Work
Human Health Services And Activities
Human Health Activities
86 - Human health activities

200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 July 2010
Employment effect (start)
19 July 2010
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

American multinational United Health Group has announced 200 new jobs in an expansion at Letterkenny, County Donegal. It presently employs 340 people at its Letterkenny site processing medical claims and working as IT technicians. The 200 new jobs will be in those areas and will be filled by the end of 2011.


Sources

  • 15 July 2010: RTE

Citation

Eurofound (2010), United Health Group, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 70714, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70714.