On top of the 40 jobs announced today, Gaelic Telecom is also looking to recruit 50 staff immediately. These staff will be based in Dublin and around the country.

The announcement follows a significant growth in uptake of services at Gaelic Telecom.  Already almost 1,000 Clubs have signed up for the Gaelic Telecoms initiative.

Under the Gaelic Telecom initiative 15% of each customer’s call charges are rebated to the GAA club or county of choice of the customer.

Clubs at grassroots level can receive up to €9,000 per year while customers save between 20% and 50% on their own phone bill.

Speaking at the announcement today, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Micheal Martin said that this is an Irish company that is bringing further competition and innovation to the telecoms market and that it delivers something back to the community.

“This is an Irish company that is bringing further competition and innovation to the telecoms market and competition has been shown to deliver better deals for consumers,” he said.

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