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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2007
Foreseen end date
Description
Pramerica Systems Ireland has announced that it is to recruit a further 150 people to work at its software development operations in Letterkenny, County Donegal. The company, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, said that it was seeking to fill immediately 70 new software development and customer service positions and that it would add further capacity to facilitate the recruitment of 80 more personnel in the future. The company already employs 550.
Sources
28 April 2007: The Irish Times
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Pramerica Systems Ireland, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 65291, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65291.
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