More than 300 jobs announced across Ireland

US financial services company Fidelity Investments has announced plans to create up to 200 new jobs in Dublin, with the opening of a second office in the capital.

Separately, fast food chain Supermac’s and grocery chain Aldi also confirmed a number of new positions in counties Clare, Cork and Longford.

“Fidelity’s decision to open a second office in Dublin with the addition of 200 new employees is another very significant vote of confidence in Ireland’s economic recovery and our highly skilled workforce,” Tánaiste Joan Burton said.

Fidelity Investments is one of the world’s largest providers of financial services, with assets under administration of $5 trillion.

The American company was targeted by the IDA in the early 1990s as part of a drive to attract the world’s top financial service companies to set up operations in Ireland. It originally operated a computer software and technology development centre in Harcourt Street in 1996. It later relocated to Citywest and in 2001 it launched a separate operation in Galway.

IDA Ireland chief executive Martin Shanahan said Fidelity’s capacity to run everything from research and development to international finance services from their Irish operation “is a shining example of the breadth and quality of the talent we have available to multinationals”.

In 2012, Fidelity announced plans to hire 200 employees in the Dublin and Galway offices for positions in technology and operations.

Separately, Irish fast food chain Supermac’s announced over 100 new jobs for Country Clare. A further 75 temporary construction jobs will also be created by the company as it proceeds with plans to develop a new motorways services area on the M18 Limerick to Galway motorway.

Meanwhile, grocery chain Aldi said it is to create 25 new jobs with the opening of a new store in Ireland’s tallest building, the Elysian in Cork city and, the reopening of is Longford store. The company now has 113 stores in Ireland.