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Jobs Minister Richard Bruton today announced the creation of 167 new jobs for Dublin and Cork from 6 companies, from both the US and Europe, currently undergoing high-levels of growth.

The new jobs are to be spread across a range of sectors including ICT, medical technology, financial services and digital media. The companies making the announcements are:

• 10Gen which is to create 40 jobs in Dublin with the establishment of its European headquarters.

• Etsy, Inc., the leading online marketplace for handmade and vintage items, is to establish a new EMEA headquarters in Dublin.

• Loop1 Systems Inc. which is to create 17 new jobs in Cork with the establishment of a sales, customer support and technical centre providing training and professional services to multinational companies using the SolarWinds Suite of software.

• Whitehouse Analytical Labs, an analytical testing facility, has chosen Ireland for its first round of international expansion, which is to create 35 new jobs in Cork.

• IMSTech Gmbh, a provider of manufacturing solutions for the life sciences sector, is to establish a research and manufacturing competency centre in Cork with the creation of 35 highly-skilled jobs.

• PE Lynch, a producer of algorithmic trading software for banks and brokers, is to establish its European headquarters in Dublin with the creation of 20 new jobs

Making the announcement, the Minister said:

Part of the Government’s plan for jobs and growth is ensuring that we attract more fast-growing start-ups and emerging companies to locate in Ireland, so that they establish deep roots here from early in their growth and make a substantial impact on our economy. There is also of course the possibility that one of these companies will turn into a world-leading company of the future. Both Enterprise Ireland and IDA have key roles to play in this, and last year we established a joint EI/IDA management team to target more jobs from these areas.