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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
22 January 2016
Foreseen end date
31 August 2016
Description
Professional services company Accenture is to hire 250 new employees by the end of August 2016.
The company already employs 2000 people in Ireland. The new jobs are in software development, data science and online advertising across the spectrum of entry level graduate to experienced executives.
The newly advertised jobs are in addition to the 200 new positions announced in September 2015.
Sources
22 January 2016: Silicon Republic.com
22 January 2016: Irish Examiner
22 January 2016: RTE
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Accenture, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 86246, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86246.
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