Software development company Sentenial is to create 70 jobs in Maynooth, Co Kildare.
The jobs are part of a €15 million investment plan for the company, which provides direct debit processing services for banks across Europe.
Sentenial has already begun recruiting employees including software developers, QA engineers, project managers,s oftware engineers, business analysts and technical implementation consultants.
Speaking at the official opening of Sentenial's office in Maynooth Business Campus today, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan said the company was an example of an indigenous, expanding, export-driven Irish software company employing highly skilled people.
"This is a company that has grown year on year since its establishment in 2004. With support from Government through Enterprise Ireland, Sentenial has increased its market share and doubled employment every year for the past three years. They have followed an aggressive international growth strategy and their success confirms Sentenial as a technology pace-setter in the area of direct debit and payment solutions," she said.
Elsewhere, Tesco Ireland opened a new shop in Drogheda, Co Louth today resulting in the creation of 220 jobs.
Louth TD and Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern will officially open the Tesco Extra outlet in the Rathmullan Business Centre on Monday morning.