Enterprise Ireland firms create almost 20,000 jobs in 2014

Irish export companies have seen the highest net increase in jobs in 26 years.

Last year, 19,705 jobs were created by companies that were supported by Enterprise Ireland. That is an increase of 8,476 jobs when job losses are taken into account. More than 180,000 people are employed in Enterprise Ireland supported companies, which is almost 10% of the workforce. Figures from the IDA Ireland, released last week, show that multinationals created 15,012 jobs. The net increase in employment was 7,131, one of the highest net levels of job creation in a decade.

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said the figures were a huge boost.

“This is the best performance in the history of the agency, and great credit is owed to Julie Sinnamon and her staff for this excellent performance.”

Jobs Minister, Richard Bruton

Joe Robbins

(Director) BBS (Hons), MBPICS – Shannon Office

Joe Robbins is co-founder of CareerWise Recruitment. A graduate of the University of Limerick (Degree in Business Studies, 1985), Joe worked in the UK for five years where he specialised in materials management, production management and plant management for a number of companies.

He returned to Ireland in 1992 to become Operations Manager for a Cork-based start-up, FMC Automotive Division which was subsequently taken over by Snap-on Equipment. Joe managed the business re-location of this company to Shannon in 1997 before setting up CareerWise Recruitment in 1999.

He is a committee member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Mid-West region, and a former Director and Vice President of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce. Joe is former Chairperson of the Sixmilebridge Camogie Club and current Chairperson of the Clare County Camogie Board.

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