40 New Jobs To Be Created In Dublin

An additional 40 new jobs are to be created in Dublin by education technology company, Shaw Academy.

Dublin-based Shaw Academy, provides live online learning globally, and is already the largest live online skills educator on the planet teaching over 55,000 new students per month in seven different languages. Having developed a state of the art live eLearning centre at Eastpoint in Dublin, Shaw Academy also has a number of offices around the world.

With the delivery of their first live webinar just under four years ago by two Irish entrepreneurs James Egan and Adrian Murphy, Shaw Academy is 100% Irish owned and has experienced 300% growth each year since inception with just under 200 staff globally. Supported by Enterprise Ireland the Shaw Academy is planning to further dramatically expand its knowledge workforce at its Dublin office and abroad over the next two years. 

Welcoming the news, Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, said: "This is another great boost for the Northside, coming hot on the heels of other recent announcements for this area. At the heart of our jobs plan is creating a powerful engine of Irish enterprise alongside the strong multinational sector we have built up, and online education is a specific sector we have targeted. Today’s announcement that Shaw Academy, a highly innovative Irish company, expanding rapidly in export markets, is creating 100 extra jobs on the Northside is great news for the area. I wish James and Adrian and all their team every success with this project.

"It is evident here today that Irish companies are at the forefront of breaking new ground. Shaw Academy have identified that education like so many other products and services needs to be instant, easily consumable and relevant. The strides that Shaw Academy have made in such a short time with support from Enterprise Ireland has led to this substantial job creation here today."

(MH/CD)