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Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.1 - Passenger Rail Transport, Interurban
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 September 2024
Employment effect (start)
4 September 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
State rail company, Irish Rail, is to recruit 130 new employees as it launches a recruitment drive with a particular focus on women and people from diverse backgrounds.
The company is recruiting 100 new train drivers and 30 electricians and positions are available around the country. The vacancies are currently advertised on the company’s website.
For the recruitment campaign, Irish Rail has asked women to consider driving and electrician roles, after recording an increase in the number attending training classes.
A previous business expansion of Irish Rail has been recorded in the ERM database: IrishRail-2023-IE.
Eurofound (2024), Irish Rail, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 201742, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201742.
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