IDA confident it can add to bottom line in Cork and Kerry this year

IDA Ireland South West Regional Manager, Patrick Doyle.

- AMD (Cork/Dublin) announced plans for continued growth in Ireland through an investment of up to $135m over four years. This will fund several strategic R&D projects through the addition of up to 290 new roles.
- AbbVie (Cork) announced a €60m investment in their manufacturing facility in Cork.
- Qualcomm (Cork) announced €78m ($127m) investment to develop their R&D facility in Cork. It is expected to create 150 jobs.
- Support Ninja (Cork) announced the establishment of a new CX Centre of Excellence in Cork City, providing 50 jobs over the next three years.
- Movano, Alliance Strategies, Total Processing, QbDVision and Xenon Arc announced a combined 100 new jobs across Dublin, Galway, and Cork.
- Blink Parametric (Cork) announced plans to double their presence in Cork, with the creation of 30 new jobs, the majority in their new City Quarter office in Cork City.
- ProPhotonix (Cork) announced that it has expanded its production capacity in Cork following an investment of €500,000, doubling capacity at the Little Island facility.
- PepsiCo (Cork) is nearing completion on a €127m investment at its Little Island manufacturing facility, which will see the opening of additional manufacturing capacity and further investment in its R&D campus.
- GDG (Cork/Dublin) Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), a leading global offshore wind-energy consultancy firm, announced its plans to recruit up to 500 professionals over the next five years to support the establishment of an engineering hub.