Some good news on the jobs front for Cork and Carlow

25 new jobs have been announced in Co Cork

Business advisory firm, Grant Thornton is to officially open it’s new offices and plans to hire people to meet demand for specialist areas such as advisory services, financial accounting and tax planning.

The company also has offices in Dublin, Limerick, Kildare, and Galway.

Irish startup company Maven TM announce 12  new jobs

Meanwhile, twelve jobs are being created in Carlow at Irish startup company Maven TM.

The telemarketing and and lead generation company is already recruiting for the positions, which it expects to fill within a year. The new jobs come after the Carlow based company won a number of contracts with multinational firms such as VodafoneIreland.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is visiting Carlow Community Enterprise Centre later today to make the official announcement, where he will also meet other entrepreneurs from the area.

The firm was set up in 2011, and currently employs 18 people. It has been steadily expanding since January, and has already added 11 jobs since then.

Maven TM has clients in Ireland, Germany, UK, USA, Sweden, France and Belgium, working in seven languages.

 “Since the company’s beginnings in 2011, we’ve experienced impressive growth and market share,”

“We won key contracts with four global companies during the summer, fuelling our need to recruit a further 12 new jobs in the next year in sales, marketing, HR, finance and operations.”

Mark Cradock, Founder, Maven TM