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3 to create 50 new jobs
22.03.2011
Minister Pat Rabbitte and Robert Finnegan, 3 CEO
Irish mobile operator 3 today announced plans to create 50 new positions to support continuing growth and investment.
The company, which currently employs 400 people, has already started recruiting for roles in finance, product development and retail sales. The positions will be located in retail stores across Ireland, as well as at 3’s head office in Dublin.
Robert Finnegan, chief executive of 3, said today’s announcement demonstrates the power of the new “smartphone” economy.
"We’ve talked about the 'smart economy' for years but the explosion of the smartphone is changing the way consumers use the internet for good and it is driving economic growth around the world - 2011 is the year of the smartphone. (Some) 340m people will buy one this year alone and 3 will be at the forefront of this new mobile phenomenon in Ireland. These new roles enhance our ability to manage the huge consumer demand for smartphones."
The company reported that 60pc of phones sold in Ireland on its network are smartphones and it expects this figure to reach 90pc by the end of this year.
Welcoming today’s announcement, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte, said, "The 'smartphone' economy is vital to Ireland’s future and I am heartened that 3 is strengthening its presence here with the addition of a further 50 new jobs to its already 400-strong workforce.”