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Up to 500 new jobs as Tyco proposes move to Cork

Good news on the jobs front for the city.

Updated 11pm

MULTINATIONAL FIRE AND security company, Tyco, is to set up a business services centre in Cork and will require up to 500 employees, it was announced this afternoon.

Speaking from the jobs announcement in Cork, Minister Richard Bruton said the firm’s move into the city could “potentially create more than 500 positions locally over three years”.

Tyco has started the recruitment process – in the form of an examination of the local talent pool – and vacancies are being advertised on its website. The company is looking to fill roles in finance, procurement, HR, IT, legal, project management, research and development, customer service, and administration.

IDA Ireland’s Barry O’Leary noted that the centre will “provide opportunities for candidates with a variety of educational backgrounds”.

He also said that Ireland has improved its cost competitiveness in recent years – Tyco had closed two facilities in Shannon and Cork in 2008, citing cost competitiveness as a reason for leaving.

“We chose Ireland for this centre to take advantage of the country’s knowledge base and successful record of supporting operations centres like these,” explained Phil McVey, Tyco Business System’s vice president.

“With 140 similar centres already located here that support companies based around the world, we were attracted to Ireland’s expertise and culture of innovation, as well as the availability of a strong technical workforce that can hit the ground running to support a range of functional areas.”

Currently, Tyco employs more than 65,000 people in 1,000 locations across 50 countries.

- First published 1pm

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    Mute Jurgen Remak
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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:47 PM

    Super news for Cork. Along with the 300 other jobs for Cork announced previously. It’s great to have these companies establish all around Ireland, not just in Dublin, Leinster. Also shows how fast competitiveness can be regained in a few years.

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    Mute Mark Dowling
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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:48 PM

    Quite a comeback considering the knock they took in 2008 – fair play to the last few holdouts in Tyco Cork who clearly kept the door open until opportunity knocked.

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    Mute Mary Hinge
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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:45 PM

    Excellent news for Cork..

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    Jan 27th 2014, 10:42 PM

    500 hundred more jobs for Cork, 200 at the Tindell instutute,another 200 in The ex Pfizer plant in Ringskiddy makes 900 total, looks like a very good week indeed for the Rebel County.

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    Mute Robert Loughran
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    Jan 27th 2014, 9:00 PM

    What part of good news do some of you not understand? If it bring one family in Cork out of the dole queue it’s good news. Simple!

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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:40 PM

    Thanks Enda :)

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    Mute Tom Sullivan
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    Jan 27th 2014, 5:02 PM

    Enda has nothing to do with this. Governments don’t create jobs. Neither do businesses. Consumers do.

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    Jan 28th 2014, 1:01 AM

    Enda creates the environment and the stability to attract these jobs, therefore it is everything got to do with our greatest ever leader :)

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    Jan 28th 2014, 9:29 AM

    Enda leaves money under your pillow when you lose a tooth as well

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    Mute Katie Does
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    Jan 27th 2014, 2:25 PM

    Does anyone ever go back a few months/years after these big announcements and see/report how many jobs were actually created?

    Genuine question. Talk is easy, and talk of x hundred jobs means very little till there are bums on seats. But it gets great publicity, for the company as well as the relevant happy minister.

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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:36 PM

    It’s great news but the tax raised by these jobs + corporate tax will be cancelled quickly by the 2,000 extra jobs required by Irish water.

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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:39 PM

    There are no “extra” jobs in Irish water. These people are alredy working for the various local authorities around the country and are being transferred to Irish Water.

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    Mute john g mcgrath
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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:49 PM

    Half of them work for local authority half are employed !!

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    Jan 27th 2014, 2:59 PM

    Ever the opportunity to see a glass half empty!

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    Jan 27th 2014, 7:38 PM

    Pathetic Gary.

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    Mute Kevin Quinn
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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:20 PM

    How many of those rolls will be allocated to jobs bridge

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    Mute Sean O'Sullivan
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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:25 PM

    Do you mean breakfast rolls Kev?

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    Mute Conor
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    Jan 28th 2014, 1:03 AM

    Bitter Kevy?

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    Mute Dáithí Ó Murchú
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    Jan 28th 2014, 4:53 AM

    It’s a relevant question

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    Mute Michael
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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:37 PM

    Stand by for the political photo opportunity

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    Mute andrew
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    Jan 27th 2014, 1:49 PM

    Or standby for people finding out about TYCO. You couldn’t make it up

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyco_International

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    Jan 28th 2014, 1:04 AM

    Coupled with the resounding success of job bridge for all non lazy people, and the endless new jobs created the whinging class of nobodies are fast running out if excuses for their lazy useless ways

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    Mute seamus mcdermott
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    Jan 28th 2014, 2:55 AM

    I sympathize with you. It is a struggle to post opinions when you have a limited vocabulary (…for all non lazy people) and limited cognitive function.

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    Jan 25th 2016, 8:13 PM

    It was announced today that Tyco will be purchased by Johnson Controls, a company that pays its CEO 21 million dollars per year.

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