Industry boost after Munster job losses

A CORK-BASED recruitment firm announced a 100-job expansion yesterday the day after two Munster firms axed 360 jobs.

Premier Group said while most of the new recruitment consultant positions would be in Cork and Dublin, the rest would be distributed in its offices nationwide.

The wholly Irish-owned group also said that while the country’s manufacturing sector has been hit badly in recent weeks, the vastmajority of Irish businesses are still expanding.