Publishing group has announced 135 new jobs for Co Waterford

Lifestyle publishing consortium Agora is to create 135 new jobs in Co Waterford.

The Agora Companies have their headquarters in Baltimore in the United States and the expansion of their operation in Waterford city and Portlaw will make this country the group's largest hub outside America.

One of the consortium's magazines, International Living, was established in Waterford in December 1998 and local employment has grown since then, with 270 people currently on the Agora payroll in the city and in Portlaw.

The new jobs will be mainly in software development but also in digital publishing along with technical and customer support.

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Founder of the Agora Companies, Bill Bonner, said the expansion underlines the group's "commitment to Ireland's southeast which has established itself as a strategic location for a number of multinational corporations and continues to capture talent from the capital with the offer of a better quality of life".

The new jobs are backed by the government through IDA Ireland.

Agora are celebrating 20 years of location in this country at a special event tomorrow in Portlaw. 

According to Agora, the majority of the new jobs will be in the group's technology services operation, Threefold Systems, which is based in Waterford city.

The customer support centre already provides assistance to more than 20 different companies across 17 countries.

A global publishing consortium is to create 135 new jobs in Co Waterford.

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The Agora Companies, which produce financial, health and lifestyle publications in print and online with a worldwide circulation, already employ 270 people in Waterford and Portlaw.

The new roles will be in digital publishing, technical and customer support and software development.

The expansion is backed by IDA Ireland and the 20th anniversary of the group's establishment in this country will be celebrated at an event tomorrow in Portlaw.

Source : RTE