A €345,000 employment grant from Údarás na Gaeltachta will support the recruitment.
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary, TD has approved €12m in funding from his department and its agencies for a range of projects. Calleary also revealed plans for 23 new jobs at Net Feasa, a technology company based in Daingean Uí Chúis, Kerry.
The 23 new full-time positions will double the company’s workforce over the course of the next three years and will be in software development and engineering, artificial intelligence engineering, wireless network operations and customer support. A €345,000 employment grant from Údarás na Gaeltachta will support the recruitment.
Net Feasa, which comes from the Irish language for “network of knowledge”, is a digital transformation company dedicated to “revolutionising” the global supply chain landscape.
“Our mission is to enhance safety, security and visibility, ensuring that every link in the chain is connected and performing seamlessly,” read a statement on the company’s website.
Commenting on the jobs announcement Calleary said: “I am delighted to be here to celebrate this success story. The jobs at Net Feasa are high-quality well-paid roles in an exciting technology company. Net Feasa was founded in a rural Gaeltacht town, but it has a global reach with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States.
“With the wealth of talent available in rural areas and the support of my department, and agencies like Údarás na Gaeltachta, we are working hard to create more opportunities like this.”
Calleary today (5 March) began a two-day visit to Kerry where he is opening and visiting projects that have been approved for funding.
Among other engagements, he will also visit the site of the new housing project in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh that seeks to address the accommodation shortage for Irish language summer colleges in the area and attend the official opening of GTEIC, a working hub which has had investment of more €2.5m.
The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael Foley said: “I warmly welcome Minister Dara Calleary to Kerry for a series of important engagements. The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht has supported many projects and initiatives in Kerry in recent years, and I am pleased that the Minister will have the opportunity to see first-hand the very positive work being done across the county.”
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