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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.0 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
280 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
10 February 2012
Foreseen end date
1 February 2015
Description
Hewlett Packard, an American IT multinational corporation, has announced 280 new jobs at its Irish sites in Kildare and Galway.
It plans to create 150 software research and development posts over the next three years at its sites in Leixlip, County Kildare, and Galway. Furthermore, it plans to recruit an additional 130 technical support staff for its Kildare plant.
Sources
10 February 2012: The Irish Times
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Hewlett Packard, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 73144, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73144.
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