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A GLOBAL HEALTHCARE company that currently employs 66 people at its plant in Dungloe, Donegal, is to hire almost 500 people over the next half-decade.
Randox Teoranta is investing €25 million in its plant in the town, the company has confirmed. The firm is part of global diagnostics group Randox Laboratories.
Minister of State and Donegal TD Joe McHugh has welcomed the announcement, saying it will have benefits for the entire region.
“This commitment to the surrounding communities will act as a new roadmap, allowing us to position the region as a centre of excellence in the fields of engineering and life sciences,” McHugh said.
“The relationship between the third level sectors will be critical to driving forward the ambitious plans here in Dungloe.”
Fantastic news for Donegal!
About time, some good news for Donegal and the north west.
Yee Haw, come on the Ireland!
Have to say I’ve never heard of Dungloe , but great to hear of such a large investment in a county that has really suffered during the recession
Mary of Dungloe festival? Donegal’s lovely girls competition.
The MFD festival is sponsored by Randox as well, so they do help the community as well as invest in the people. A much needed investment.
The first time that I ever heard of Dungloe was on the tv show Sons of Anarchy.
Great! Now build us a road ffs .
And a high speed rail network.
MONORAIL
Good news.
Great news for the Donegal Gaeltacht!
Great news, from Cork
I was wondering how long it would take for someone to mention Cork :)
Why would that be ?
Great news.. I hope to be proven wrong but will it be the same as all the other companies who move in and then clear out when the grant money from the IDA, Udaras, etc. is gone.. West Donegal in particular has really been neglected by successive governments.
Something… something… jobbridge.
It’s 470 jobs can you not be happy about it?
Randox is a Co Antrim based medical research company.
Ahh I’ve only heard of Dungloe in Sons of Anarchy ha! Good news all the same!
Over the next 5 years. I’ll believe it when I see it.
But hoping for the best !!!!
500 jobs over the next half decade? In other breaking news, Spar announced they will employ 6000 people over the next 200 years…
100 people a year for the next 5 years is not bad but good news probably isn’t what ur after
Randox received £2.4 million from invest NI to create 242 jobs in Antrim in 2012. Did they receive any assistance from the IDA?
Over the next half-decade? Fair play to you Daragh, great stuff on the puff front.
Yeah I’m sure there are 500 qualified people in the town just waiting for them to arrive. 5 years to recruit 500 qualified people for a small enough company is a reasonable pace. You have to get the right people and have them willing to move to the town. 8 people a month would take a fair bit of work.
How will this affect their arms shipping business?
Will Dungloe still be able to meet its obligations to Oakland and the Niners?
Seeing is believing. And what jobs are they exactly? It does not say.
There seems to be a catch in that McHugh said “The relationship between the third level sectors will be critical to driving forward the ambitious plans here in Dungloe.” Some work to do and some distance to go. We should focus efforts on not losing jobs too, though it is not glamorous and ministers and TDs cannot get on a platform and gain extensive media coverage.
Seeing is believing though.
Well I do hope the jobs are created, the community could really do with the boost.
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