15,000 job seekers to attend FÁS recruitment fair over weekend

ATTENDEES flooded to FÁS Jobs Ireland Munster yesterday morning, hours before the curtain was formally raised at the Nemo Rangers GAA complex in Douglas, Cork.

Open yesterday andtoday, about 15,000 jobseekers will attend this year’s third annual recruitment fair. Apple, Abbott Ireland, Citco, the Defence Forces, Lidl and McDonald’s are among this year’s near 50 exhibitors, all of whom are actively recruiting.

Employment Minister Micheál Martin said: “It is a tribute to the vibrancy of the region that Munster merits its own jobs and career opportunities expo.