100 new jobs at Galway technology security firm
Updated / Monday, 8 Feb 2021
09:47
A technology security company in Galway has announced plans to hire more than 100 new staff.
HID Global is to open a Centre of Excellence at Mervue Business Park in Galway later this year.
The positions will be filled over a three-year period and will bring its total number of employees in the city to 300.
An artist s impression of the new HID Global facility planned at Mervue
The firm specialises in identity technology, manufacturing a range of secure ID cards.
It had a production facility in Connemara for a number of years, before relocating to Galway in 2019.
Galway Bay FM
5 February 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – HID Global says it’s on track to open its new European Centre of Excellence in Galway City this year – with plans to significantly expand the workforce over the next three years.
The firm currently employs 180 people in Ireland and says this number is projected to increase to 300 by 2023, with most of the new jobs to be based in Galway.
HID Global is a US based multi-national that established its first presence in Ireland at Tully in Connemara in 2006.
It’s since created an Operations and Fulfillment Centre in Shannon, and will open its European Centre of Excellence in Galway City this year.