Firms buck trend by announcing 600 potential jobs

TWO firms bucked the employment trend to announce a potential 600 jobs in Cork in separate multi-million-euro investments.

Quinn Insurance announced an immediate 100 jobs at a new call centre in Little Island with the potential for a further 400 jobs over the next four years.

It has invested €25 million in the facility which will allow the firm to grow all of its businesses in Ireland and particularly Britain.