HP to create 105 jobs in Galway

Computer manufacturer HP has announced that it will be creating 105 skilled jobs in Galway as it plans to expand its operations in Ireland.

The company is looking for skilled graduates up to the PhD level in areas such as software engineering, enterprise data architecture, testing, and application development. The jobs will be based in Ballybrit.

Around 50 to 70 of these jobs will be filled straight away whereas the remaining employees will be gradually hired.

Martin Murphy, managing director, HP Ireland, has attributed the company's investment in Ireland to the evidence of the availability of required skills. The firm already employs 4,000 people in Ireland and is looking to create more projects in the area in the future.

Mr Murphy said: "We're still actively working to bring additional high-value projects to Ireland. We can access the skills, we have a track record."

The investment has the support of the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Ireland.

Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, has said that the opening up of job vacancies will help research and development in Ireland prosper.

He said: "HP has chosen Galway for these highly strategic and knowledge-based roles in a move that reinforces our global reputation for high-end research and development activity. The investment shows that we can compete for highly skilled jobs in the information technology sector as we forge ahead with efforts to make Ireland Europe's innovation hub."