Jobs boost in Cork and Galway

Over 180 new jobs are set to be created by two companies in Cork and Galway.

Westbourne IT Global Services has announced 50 new positions at its base in Blackpool but also says it’s planning to grow its numbers to 350 over the next five years.

The company is a provider of secure, remote, IT support for global users.

Meanwhile in Galway over a hundred new positions are set to come on stream at Rossport Pharmaceuticals

The company that manufactures electronic cigarettes is to create 138 jobs at a new production facility in Corr na Móna in Connemara.