Irish game industry shows huge jobs growth

Ireland's games market valued at seven per cent of UK and Eire, claims report

The first independent report on the Irish games industry has been published today and details massive growth for the island nations.
Compiled by Jamie McCormick in co-operation with GameDevelopers.ie, the report identifies 91 per cent jobs growth since 2009, with over 2800 people employed by over 80 companies.

It values the Irish consumer market between 2001 and 2011 at over €2 billion and measures it at least seven per cent of the overall UK and Eire market.
McCormick told Develop that the purpose of the report is to draw attention to the Irish games industry, which is rarely discussed independently of Britain.
For the first time, it outlines regional jobs numbers, county company numbers, the split between indigenous and international companies, and the types of jobs currently available among people working in the Irish games industry.

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