Bord na Móna to create 91 new jobs with €6m investment

Bord na Móna is to create 91 new jobs as part of a €6m R&D investment over the next three years, it was announced today.

The announcement is part of a Bord na Móna programme that has already seen recruitment commence for 20 high-tech positions, which are expected to be in place by March 2012.

The 91 jobs announced today are in addition to these 20 positions, and will add to Bord na Móna’s skilled, high-tech, graduate workforce.

Enterprise Ireland is supporting the work of the Innovation Division of Bord na Móna in number of high technology growth areas such as clean technology, carbon reduction and growing media.

“This is an important development for our company as we transition to a more sustainable company moving away from peat-based activities into operations centred on clean technology," said company CEO Gabriel D’Arcy.

“Cleantech is a sector which we as a government are targeting for support, as we believe Ireland has distinct advantages and the capacity to be a pioneer in this area," said Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton.

"Today’s announcement is about providing concrete supports to a large, successful State company to create real, high-end jobs in the sector."

Also today, Bord na Móna announced a new strategy to collaborate with and mentor start-ups and SMEs in the Midlands region and have appointed an outreach development manager.