134 jobs being created in IT support firm

Up to 134 jobs are to be created in Limerick by US-based technical support services company Trusource Labs.

Trusource Labs specialises in providing troubleshooting, technical support and corporate help desk solutions for companies that use Apple devices.

The company, based in Austin in Texas, employs 600 people in the US.

The establishment of an international operations centre in Limerick is the first step in a larger global growth plan by the company.

It is the third jobs announcement in the city in the past four weeks.

The medical services and coding company Fazzi announced in September it was establishing a base in Limerick promising 300 jobs.

Two weeks ago WT Engine, which provides managed services for websites, said it was setting up a customer support centre in the city bringing 100 jobs over three years.