Scenic views of the UL campus. Flickr/Patrick Kujawa
Some 225 jobs, including 150 in construction, are being created at a new Science and Engineering Initiative at the University of Limerick.
‘The Bernal Project’ aims to contribute to Ireland’s research in the areas of pharmaceutical, biomedical and energy research and development.
The project will be officially launched by the Taoiseach later today.
Some 150 construction new jobs will be created in work to house the new project, with a further 75 long-term research and teaching positions on the way once the centre is finished in 2015.
Meanwhile, consulting engineering company Byrne Looby Partners has said it will recruit 50 new staff in Ireland and abroad.
The company said that 25 jobs will be created at its Irish offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast.
Another 25 roles will be filled at the company’s seven international offices in the UK, North Africa and the Middle East.
The company’s joint managing director, Michael Looby said the company has commenced recruitment and is aiming to fill all positions over the next 18 months. The new jobs included positions for engineers, project managers and business development and support staff.
Byrne Looby Partners employs 84 people across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, including a workforce of 59 in Ireland.
Its project list includes the Aviva Stadium, The Shard in London, the STEP Sewer 40km wastewater tunnel in Abu Dhabi, Heathrow Terminal 2 in the UK and the Swords waste water treatment plant in Dublin.
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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