HP Creates Jobs in Ireland

THE Irish operation of Hewlett Packard (HP), the world's largest computer manufacturer, is to create 50 jobs at its base in Co Kildare.

HP said it was creating positions for "highly-skilled, multi-lingual graduates" to work as support for Microsoft software programs. HP Ireland's managing director Martin Murphy said the company could add a further 70 people at a later date depending on the success of the new hires.