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Jobs boost for Dublin as Accenture announces 140 new jobs

The consulting company says that they will add to their 1,400 Irish employees within the next year.

GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING firm Accenture is to add 140 jobs to its Irish workforce in the next 12 months.

The company says that they are looking to hire both graduates and experienced professionals in areas such as Java, SAP, cloud computing, data management and digital technologies. The company is also looking to add workers to their analytics and consulting sectors.

Accenture currently employs about 1,400 people in Ireland, between Dublin and Belfast. The company employs 266,000 worldwide.

Accenture’s managing director in Ireland Mark Ryan says that the company, which had revenues in excess of $27.9 billion last year, were responding to customer demand.

“These new positions are being created in response to our clients’ growing need for new technology solutions, which will help transform their businesses by improving efficiencies and creating new opportunities.

“In this context, Accenture offers a unique opportunity to work with leading local and global companies during this exciting time of change.  We are looking for professionals with passion and expertise across all areas of technology to help our clients on this journey to high performance.”

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    Jan 31st 2014, 7:51 AM

    But theres a grand stretch in the evenings thank God…..

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    Jan 31st 2014, 9:04 AM

    Nothing approaching drying weather, though.

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    Wetting weather, more like!

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    Jan 31st 2014, 11:53 AM

    Mmmm tasty. Salty and sewage infested water for a lovely cup of tea!

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    Jan 31st 2014, 7:53 AM

    They already hit Galway (Salthill Prom) this morning at 6am.

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    Jan 31st 2014, 9:23 AM

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    Jan 31st 2014, 9:14 AM

    Why would someone downvote this??

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    Jan 31st 2014, 9:27 AM

    That u?

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    Jan 31st 2014, 9:28 AM

    Ah jaysus howiya :D

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    Jan 31st 2014, 9:41 AM

    Obviously too much time on my hands! You? On the weather front it’s lashing out of it up here

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    Jan 31st 2014, 10:22 AM

    I always have an auld read of the Journal before starting to work.. Takes me nicely up to lunchtime :P All good here but Cork is getting lashed out of it too. I’m right on the coast in my office and the sea looks very Tsunami like.

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    Jan 31st 2014, 11:12 AM

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    Jan 31st 2014, 11:35 AM

    T’is myself alright :)

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    Jan 31st 2014, 1:28 PM

    How ya keeping?

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    Jan 31st 2014, 1:30 PM

    I bet it’s raining up there in Carn. Is the garden flooded yet?

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    Hey micky ur so fine..ur so fine …u blow my mind..hey micky…hey micky

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    Jan 31st 2014, 8:56 AM

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    Jan 31st 2014, 8:17 AM

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    Jan 31st 2014, 8:34 AM

    Or you could drive on the inside…

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