An Post has announced 30 new jobs at its subsidiary, One Direct, in Athlone, Co Westmeath.
The insurance and personal finance company, launched in 1999, already employs 80 people at its operations centre in Athlone town and the new jobs will be in customer service, sales IT and financial services.
Commenting on the anouncement, Head of Sales and Operations Ms Bernadette Nestor said: "We are offering quality jobs in a region which has seen significant job losses in recent months. Our business is expanding as planned and we anticipate that our staff requirements will continue to grow in the short to medium term."