The bulk of the new positions -140 – are being generated in a joint venture by Mercury Filmworks and Kilkenny-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon to create an all-new 2D-focused animation studio in Ireland,
A further 60 are being created in Waterford. Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor has confirmed that The Red Hat Company is expanding with a €12.7 million euro investment in research and development.
And over a dozen more positions are coming on stream in Tipperary with the opening of a new facility for young adults with intellectual disabilities.
Resilience Care provides a range of individualised support services for people with intellectual disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Their new facility in Cashel will adjoin the existing Ard Carrig respite centre.
Business Manager Ed O'Brien says they hope to be fully operational within a matter of weeks.
