John Conlon, content, consumer and business services, IDA Ireland; Lars Holzman, engineering site manager, TripAdvisor; and Andy Gelfond, senior vice-president, engineering and operations, TripAdvisor, in Dublin. Image via Colm Mahony/Fennells

Tech Jobs 2013 – Top 50 jobs announcements of 2013: Nos 30-26

13 Dec 2013

Today we continue our countdown of Ireland’s top tech jobs announcement stories of 2013, from start-ups to multinationals.

It has been the year companies in sectors that are thriving – technology, science and cloud – as Ireland claws its way back from the downturn, have created jobs in their organisations.

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter, for example, announced hundreds of new jobs between them, Novartis revealed the creation of about 100 jobs, and HP proclaimed the building of a cloud R&D operation in Galway for 700 workers.

To celebrate a year of jobs announcements, Siliconrepublic.com has dedicated the month of December to the top 50 most popular jobs announcements of 2013. The list contains a myriad of companies, large and small, creating opportunities across Ireland.

Below we continue our countdown of the 50 most-viewed jobs announcement stories of 2013.

	30 – Pharmaceutical company Aspen to create 44 jobs in Dublin Aspen is to create 44 jobs in Citywest, Dublin, as the generic pharmaceutical company is establishing a global regulatory, pharmacovigilance, quality assurance and supply projects centre of excellence.
	29 – Dublin software company FINEOS to create 50 new jobs FINEOS, the Dublin-based technology company that provides claims management software for the global insurance industry, is to create 50 new technology jobs.
	28 – TripAdvisor establishes engineering hub in Dublin, creating at least 50 jobs Online travel hub TripAdvisor announced the establishment of its first European engineering hub in Dublin’s docklands region and will begin recruitment for 50 engineering roles.
	27 – Four ConnectIreland companies create 83 new jobs in Cork and Dublin ConnectIreland is today being congratulated for job announcements from four US companies at the Global Irish Economic Forum, which will see 83 new positions created in Dublin and Cork.
	26 – Taoiseach officially opens Sky’s first Irish customer service centre, 800 jobs on way Some 800 Dublin jobs are to be created with the opening of Sky’s 10th customer service centre – and its first in Ireland – to meet increased service demands from Irish customers. Tech Jobs 2013 – Top 50 jobs announcements of 2013: Nos 50-46, 45-41, 40-36, 35-31