450 jobs created by Deloitte and APC

Some 450 jobs are being created with an expansion by accountancy and consultancy giant Deloitte and new research positions at a pharma firm.

One hundred positions are open immediately at Deloitte and another 300 staff are to be taken on over the next four years to support clients in banking, insurance, consumer business, pharmaceutical, energy, and the public sectors.

Deloitte, which has offices in Dublin, Limerick and Cork, announced its huge jobs boost with Jobs Minister Richard Bruton.

Mr Bruton said: “Technology is at the very heart of our Action Plan for Jobs. It is altering the way virtually every job is done.

“It is changing business models and creating new openings for companies across every area of the economy and it is creating massive new opportunities for the Irish economy in new sectors like big data and financial technology.”

Richard Bruton

Brendan Jennings, Deloitte managing partner, said: “We have experienced considerable growth, with revenue growth of over 80% and a doubling of our team in the last five years.

“Companies, and the marketplaces in which they operate, are in a near-constant state of disruption and as a result there is a significant demand for the integrated approach, quality, and innovation advice which we can provide.”

Deloitte said it was aiming to grow it consulting team to almost 1,000 people over the next four years. The company has almost 2,000 people in Ireland providing audit, tax, consulting, and corporate finance services to public and private clients.

Meanwhile, the APC’s new Microbiome Institute, which explores the importance of microbes in health and nutrition, has been officially opened in Cork with 50 new staff.

The APC , formerly known as Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, is one of Science Foundation Ireland’s national centres for research and is a partnership between UCC, Teagasc and CIT.

Professor Fergus Shanahan, director of the institute, said it now partners eight global corporations with a broad footprint in Ireland accounting for in excess of 7,000 jobs.

Professor Fergus Shanahan

“In addition, APC has established partnerships with nine international companies with no prior relationship with Ireland,” he said. “The current vision for enterprise policy in Ireland is that research partnerships would encourage multinational companies to locate in Ireland. The APC, founded in 2003, and today designated a national institute, is delighted to be at the vanguard in delivering on this national ambition. APC is bringing tangible benefits to society by contributing to our understanding of the importance of microbes in human health and developing our researchers’ talents.”