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Arts / Entertainment Arts, Entertainment And Culture Gambling And Betting Activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities
1,440 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 November 2010
Employment effect (start)
18 November 2010
Foreseen end date
29 November 2013
Description
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has announced the creation of 1,440 new jobs in Ireland, UK and Australia. Some 500 new jobs will be created in Ireland (mainly at its headquarters in Tallaght) and another 810 jobs will be created in the UK to expand Paddy Power's retail network. Outside Europe, 130 jobs will be created in Australia where Paddy Power is the number one online corporate bookmaker. All jobs are expected to be created by the end of 2013.
Sources
17 November 2010: Paddy Power announcement
17 November 2010: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Paddy Power, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 71190, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71190.
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