Two companies to create 420 new jobs in north-west

A telecoms company and a computer software firm have announced plans to create more than 420 new jobs in the north-west in the coming years.

Toucan Telecom said it was planning to create 300 positions at a new customer service centre in Sligo, while the software firm SITA said it was planning to hire 123 new workers in Letterkenny, Co Donegal.