TV and telecoms company Chorus NTL said today it is creating a number of new jobs at its contact management centre in Limerick.
The centre currently employs more than 300 people, including customer support, sales, finance, human resources and technical support.
ThE company is on track to add 50 new positions by later this year. The figure includes 11 staff taken on as in customer support in November 2009, and a further 27 employees began work on Monday.
The remaining positions are expected to be filled over the summer.
The jobs were welcomed by Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea, who is the local TD for the area.
Chief executive Robert Dunn said the news was "a great start to the year" for both the company and Limerick.
