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Ocean data business Xocean to create 300 jobs in Louth

The firm is creating the positions at a new centre in Carlingford

James Ives, chief executive of Xocean, said the jobs were being added due to growth in demand for the company’s services. Picture: Ken Finegan, Newspics

Xocean, the Louth business which uses robots to gather data from oceans and seas for those working in the marine sector, is to create 300 jobs at its new technical centre in Carlingford, Co Louth.

The business had already doubled its staff to 200 over the last 12 months, having grown rapidly since 2017. The new jobs will be delivered over the next two years.

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