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Information / Computing 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 February 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Professional services company, Accenture, is creating 300 new jobs in Dublin in 2017. Of the new positions, 100 are in technology and design; they will be based at The Dock location and encompass areas such as artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT), while 200 positions will be spread across the company's business units and will primarily be developer and data analytics roles. The jobs expansion is supported by the Department of Jobs through IDA Ireland.
Accenture already employs 2,200 people in Ireland. Accenture's multidisciplinary research and incubation hub, called The Dock, opened on February 10, 2017.
Sources
10 February 2017: RTE
10 February 2017: Silicon Republic.com
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Accenture, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 90198, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/90198.