200 jobs are on the way to County Tipperary, while 70 new jobs have been added in Cork.

A private, low-key Irish investment company has seen off strong local, national and international bidding interest to acquire two Cork office investments, one let to Apple, the other to Trend Micro, in a deal worth close to €8 million.

German automation technology company, Pilz, has acquired a 3,000 square metre site adjacent to its existing Cork facility. This will allow it to significantly expand its Irish operations.

A warehouse building with other potential higher-end uses in Cork city’s western suburbs, close to third-level college CIT, has had a price slash, so that now it can be bought for one third the cost of comparable construction.

A major jobs boost is expected in Cork after land was rezoned to facilitate the expansion of a business park.

A CORK-based security software company is to help a new international federation combat cybercrime, it was announced yesterday.