Fahey welcomes announcement of 200 new jobs for Galway City

Galway West Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey has welcomed the announcement of 200 new jobs for Galway City today.

The International computer games firm Electronic Arts has announced that it is to open a European customer service and operations centre in Galway creating about 200 jobs. It is expected that the centre will be open next year.

Welcoming the news, Deptuy Fahey said: “This is a very significant announcement and it’s a very welcome boost. It is also a further vote of confidence in the workforce here in Galway. The company said that the city provided the ‘right mix of solid technology infrastructure and international recruitment opportunities’.”

“The impact of NUI, Galway and GMIT and the very high quality of their graduates puts Galway in a very advantageous position. Other companies such as Cisco in Oranmore have cited the calibre of the workforce in the city as a reason why they have located here and this is very positive for Galway and the west of Ireland.”

“The research work being done in the colleges such as the DERI project in NUI, Galway is contributing to the city’s fast growing reputation as a world class centre for research and innovation. We’re building up a critical mass of industry in this knowledge-based economy and this will stand to us when we are working to attract employment.”

“The gaming industry is up and coming in Ireland with companies Activision Blizzard and Big Fish games already based here and I am very glad to see that Galway is getting a strong foothold with Electronic Arts in a market which has such great potential.”

“These jobs are being supported by IDA Ireland. I’m glad that the IDA is not following the advice of the author of Fine Gael’s jobs plan Simon Coveney TD, who called for the IDA to concentrate all its efforts on attracting new industry for Cork and Dublin. Galway needs new industry and this announcement today supported by IDA Ireland is very welcome indeed,” concluded Frank Fahey TD.