Amid all the post-Budget doom and gloom, County Clare has something to smile about today with the news that an Ennis firm is set to create 185 new jobs in the area.Microsemi, a US-owned firm that produces equipment for America's space exploration programme, has plans to increase its Ennis-based workforce over the next two years. According to Electric News, the jobs have not been officially announced just yet, but Richard Finn, the firm's general manager, has made a submission to the Clare County Council seeking additional facilities as Microsemi increases its workforce "from 215 people to 400 people over the next two years".
Microsemi reversed a decision in May to phase out its operations in Ennis. At that time the firm employed 108 people.
