New jobs announced for Dublin

A total of 75 new jobs are being announced in Dublin.

The positions will come on stream over the next three years.

The Maples group comprises Maples and Calder, an international corporate and finance law firm, and MaplesFS, an independent provider of specialised fiduciary and fund services.

Clients include banks and financial institutions as well as private equity funds and growth companies.

Maples established an operation in Dublin in 2006, offering a legal practice advising both Irish and international clients, in addition to providing specialised fiduciary, accounting and administration services to finance vehicles and funds, through its affiliate MapleFS.

The organisation now employs 175 people across the two divisions.

Making the announcement, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD said: “International financial services is a key target sector of Government as part of our plan for jobs and growth, and the Taoiseach has set the target of creating an additional 10,000 jobs in the sector by 2016. Today’s announcement that this world-leading financial and legal services provider, which only came to Ireland in 2006, is expanding its workforce with the creation of 75 jobs, is great news.

“The success of the Maples Group in Ireland demonstrates the potential for future growth in this sector, and through continued implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs we are determined to build on this and create the jobs we need”.

Managing partner of Maples and Calder in Dublin, Andrew Doyle, said: “We continue to expand our business in Dublin to better serve our clients here as well as international clients who are carrying on business in and through Ireland.

“Our growth has been driven by the calibre of the people who have joined Maples in Dublin over the course of the last five years.”