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Information / Communication Information Service Activities Digital Infrastructure Services 63.1 - Data processing, hosting and related activities; web portals
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 October 2017
Employment effect (start)
4 October 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Sports data company STATS is creating 130 jobs in Limerick over the next 15 months. STATS plans on creating 100 part-time jobs and 30 full-time jobs at its new EMEA base in Limerick. The data company analyses sports data "for over 800 teams, leagues and brands across the world, including soccer clubs, US football and ice hockey teams, as well as rugby union and league organisations." The jobs measure is supported by IDA Ireland.
Eurofound (2017), STATS, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 92214, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92214.
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