380 new jobs have been announced for Galway, Athlone and Dublin.

The software firm SAP is creating 60 new Research and Development roles and 200 new technology support roles in Dublin and Galway by the end of this year.

While, Ericsson has announced over 120 software developers and programme manager positions for Dublin and Athlone.

The IT company will begin recruitment immediately, but Ericsson’s Managing Director Traoloch Collins admits sometimes it can be hard to find people with the right skills: