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# Minister for Jobs

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'We want Bose to reconsider, closing this plant is going to hit the county hard'
Siptu is meeting with senior management at the audio company to appeal for them to reconsider the closure of a Monaghan facility.
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Jan 27th 2015, 5:23 PM
New €85 million fund for life sciences to create jobs and investment
The State has invested more than €15 million to the fund.
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Jan 9th 2015, 9:48 AM
Will Enda be cutting the top rate of tax?
Taoiseach Enda Kenny wants a 1% cut in the top tax rate, it is being reported.
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Sep 21st 2014, 8:03 PM
Companies received €5m more in venture capital from Enterprise Ireland last year
A total of €59 million was invested last year.
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Jul 18th 2014, 1:03 PM
Venture capitalists set up in Dublin to provide €172 million to Life Sciences sector
Lightstone Ventures will be using the city as a base for its European operations.
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May 20th 2014, 7:50 AM
€3.5bn: Intel makes biggest private investment in history of State
This project in Kildare is also creating 5,000 construction jobs.
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Mar 27th 2014, 9:45 AM
From 'Mighty Mouse' to 'Church Mouse': Dara Calleary on Enda Kenny's week
The Fianna Fáil TD said the Taoiseach’s ‘army of spin doctors’ played up Frank Flannery’s resignation but stayed silent on Alan Shatter.
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Mar 13th 2014, 2:10 PM
Joint trade mission will see Bruton travel to the Singapore Airshow
Minister Richard Bruton will make the trip next month with UK and Northern Ireland ministers.
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Jan 21st 2014, 3:48 PM
Taoiseach and Jobs Minister head to Gulf for 'ambitious' trade mission
They will be accompanied by representatives from almost 90 companies, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Jan 4th 2014, 9:01 AM
TripAdvisor is coming to Dublin with 50 new jobs
The new positions are in web engineering and the company has already started accepting applications.
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Sep 30th 2013, 12:39 PM
Surge in number of women seeking start-up funding
Enterprise Ireland has just released its latest funding initiative as part of a drive to boost the number of high potential start-ups being led by women.
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Aug 27th 2013, 6:45 AM
Good news for Sligo: 45 new jobs in online retail business
The company is looking to create a software development team in the county.
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Aug 8th 2013, 6:15 AM
Government launches plan to create 20,000 new manufacturing jobs by 2016
The plan recommends building on areas of strength like pharmaceuticals and ICT while offering funds for start-ups and targeting skills shortages.
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Apr 22nd 2013, 12:13 PM
€300m to be invested in research centres in 'unprecedented' move
The largest ever co-funded investment in Ireland will see €200 million coming from Irish Exchequer funding, with a further €100 million coming from industry.
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Feb 25th 2013, 10:37 AM
New legislation to reduce red tape and cut costs for start-ups
The Companies Bill, published today by Minister Richard Bruton, is the largest substantive piece of legislation in the history of the State.
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Dec 21st 2012, 7:01 PM
250 jobs to be created at Wexford call centre
The new jobs will be created over the next ten months at Eishtec, an Irish company set up in 2011.
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Dec 17th 2012, 10:08 AM
More than 30 jobs to be created by eReading company in Dublin
Kobo is to set up a software development centre in Dublin creating the highly-skilled jobs.
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Dec 12th 2012, 7:32 AM
Dropbox to open office in Dublin
This is the first office that Dropbox has opened outside of the United States.
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Dec 3rd 2012, 7:32 AM
Minister Bruton opens Cloud Computing Centre in DCU
The €6 million funded centre hopes to make Ireland a world leader in this fast-growing sector.
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Nov 26th 2012, 9:50 AM
Potential for 10,000 extra jobs in green economy by 2015 - Bruton
The Green economy is worth more than €3 trillion worldwide and employs more than 30 million people.
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Nov 23rd 2012, 2:48 PM
Scientists warn of potential conflict of interest at Government science body
The Government has announced plans for the head of Science Foundation Ireland to also become the Chief Scientific Adviser – but scientists say this will be a conflict of interest.
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Nov 1st 2012, 6:30 AM
€8 million invested into Dublin facility for Munich Re
The company is one of the largest reinsurers in the world and will also create 17 jobs at its strategic R&D facility.
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Oct 15th 2012, 7:21 AM
The Evening Fix... now with added Die Hard
Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.
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Oct 7th 2012, 8:00 PM
40 jobs to be created in Dublin by mobile payment company
SumUp, which helps small businesses take payments using mobile technology, is setting up a customer support centre in Dublin.
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Sep 14th 2012, 8:02 AM
Amazon to create 100 jobs in Dublin
The online retailer is seeking people to work as support engineers and software developers as well as in other roles. The announcement has been welcomed by the IDA and Minister Richard Bruton.
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May 28th 2012, 10:10 AM
70 jobs to be created in Dublin by gift voucher company
Smartbox has already started recruiting for the first 50 new jobs for its Dublin operations.
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May 23rd 2012, 8:30 AM
500 new jobs announced for Dublin and Galway
Pharmaceutical company Mylan has said the jobs will be created between now and 2016.
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Apr 18th 2012, 2:00 PM
50 jobs created in Dublin by jobs search engine company
Indeed has opened its European headquarters in Dublin and says the jobs will be in sales and customer support functions.
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Mar 9th 2012, 8:24 AM
Pharma company Lilly to create up to 200 new jobs in Cork
The company is to invest €330 million at a new plant in Kinsale.
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Feb 27th 2012, 12:25 PM
Column: Cutting wages won't fix the jobs crisis. We need a new approach.
There are 26 applicants for every job in Ireland – so it’s time to stop treating this as an economic problem to solve and instead see it as a social crisis, writes Patrick Nulty.
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Feb 13th 2012, 7:15 PM
Government to launch major jobs plan to tackle unemployment crisis
The Action Plan on Jobs, due to be launched later today, aims to create 100,000 new jobs in Ireland by 2016.
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Feb 13th 2012, 10:43 AM
Minister for Jobs tells both sides in Vita Cortex dispute: it's time to talk
Richard Bruton has encouraged both sides in the dispute to meet – and has asked the Labour Relations Commission to be on stand-by to assist.
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Jan 3rd 2012, 7:07 PM
Over 130 new jobs created as IT companies announce expansion into Ireland
Meanwhile, three US-based technology companies announce the establishment of new international headquarters in Dublin.
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Oct 27th 2011, 8:37 AM
Minister Bruton travels to meet with MBNA staff
The Minister will speak to staff and management at the company following the news that MBNA is to close its UK and Irish operations.
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Aug 31st 2011, 10:23 AM
Minister Richard Bruton travels to promote Ireland to high-tech sector in US
Minister says he will be particularly focusing on the IT and biotech sectors – and reminding potential investors that Ireland’s corporate tax rate remains unchanged.
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Jun 11th 2011, 2:48 PM