More than 180 IDA-supported jobs are to be announced for the west of Ireland today by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin.
A Japanese medical devices firm is to establish a factory in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, that will require 125 staff.
Over the last decade Ballinasloe has been particularly hard hit by job losses with more than 800 jobs lost.
In Westport a new medical optics factory will shortly complete its recruitment to bring its workforce to 60.