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Healthcare companies to create 340 jobs in Dublin

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This week, Dublin’s health sector has seen two major boosts as care home operator Carechoice and Spanish healthcare firm Grifols announced new investments, which will, according to them, will be creating 340 jobs. Carechoice is seeking nurses, health care assistants,…

Why don’t migrants vote?

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The first seminar on the Voice of Migrants in Irish Politics, organised by Dialogue and Diversity, took place this week at Trinity College and was a very enriching experience. The seminar room was full of people from many different backgrounds…

800 new jobs for Northern Ireland

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French based firm Teleperformance is set to create 800 jobs in Northern Ireland through its new call center in Co Fermanagh. The international company is expanding operations at an Enniskillen-based contact centre which it agreed to take over earlier this…

Irish doctors are increasingly trained abroad

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Each year, the Irish medical system is becoming more globalised. The last Medical Workforce Report by the Medical Council shows that in 2014, 35.7% of doctors registered in the Medical Council graduated from a medical school outside Ireland; this compares with…