Enterprise Ireland supported Irish food company Ribworld is to create 100 new jobs as part of a new €8 million investment programme by the company.

The announcement was made today by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton at the official opening of Ribworld's new manufacturing facility at Fethard, Co Tipperary.

Technology company FINEOS is creating 50 jobs in Dublin over the next 18 months with the opening of its global headquarters at Eastpoint Business Park. These new jobs are supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Enterprise Ireland.

Dairygold is to create 115 jobs in Cork as part of a multi-million expansion of its dairy processing facilities in Mallow and Mitchelstown.

The farmer owned dairy co-operative is investing €83.5 million in the regeneration of its milk processing site at Mallow, and a further €33.5 million upgrading the Castlefarm dairy processing complex in Mitchelstown.