Extra investmentIT firm Ward Solutions is to invest a further €3 million in its Dublin operation, creating 20 new jobs.

The firm, which provides information security hardware and software to businesses, said it planned to double the size of its security facility at Dublin’s Citywest, which would increase its workforce by 50 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Envelope Supply Company is to establish a manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, creating 32 jobs. The new plant, which will be up and running by 2014, will supply stationery products to the companys customer base across Europe.

The company was established in the UK in 2008 and is jointly owned by German, Austrian, Belgian and British shareholders. Managing director Sue Hale said: “In order to continue the strong development of our company, it was important to increase our capacity and range of product. We have only a positive experience of Ireland as a base for manufacturing and the response from the local people and the support from the IDA has made our decision to base our production facility in Kilkenny an easy choice.”