Almost 70 new jobs have been announced this morning.
40 positions are being created by Elverys Intersport, which has 55 stores across the country.
The company says it will be investing €1.5 million across its retail network and online platform this year, and the new jobs will be spread across the job.
In a statement, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said, "as a proud Mayo GAA fan, the Elverys logo is very familiar to me, and it is heartening to see an indigenous Irish sports retailer as successful as Elverys Intersport. I acknowledge their commitment to the North West in particular and wish them every success in the future.”
Chief Executive of the company, Patrick Rowland, said their investment will go towards "a complete refit of our Blanchardstown, Sligo and Arklow stores, the opening of a new store in St Stephen’s Green, the shop fronts of all stores and the development of a new online platform."
Meanwhile Irish company Smarter Surfaces is creating 29 jobs, bringing total jobs at the company to 44.
Smarter Surfaces sells products that can turn any surface into a functional white board, projector screen or magnetic wallpaper.
The jobs will be created with the assistance of AIB Seed Capital Fund and Dublin BIC, and will be filled by 2017. They jobs will focus on international sales, channel management and e-commerce.
