1,245 new jobs have been announced at four separate companies.

800 positions are being created at Nua Healthcare over the next three years.

The jobs are in new residential and day care facilities around the country for people with intellectual disabilities.

100 high tech jobs have been confirmed at online marketing company Boxever in Dublin.

45 positions have been announced at online research company Netigate in Cork.

And environmental services company Veolia is creating 300 positions over the next five years at its operations across Ireland.

Managing Director Niall Gleeson says recruitment for some of these positions is already underway at its renewable energy plants: