More than 170 new jobs are to be created by two companies in Shannon in Co Clare.
US mobile phone accessory producer ZAGG is establishing a European services centre at Shannon, creating up to 40 new jobs over the next five years.
The company will carry out the sales and marketing, product design and administrative activities for the European expansion of ZAGG's business.
ZAGG is to partner with the company CREGG Logistics to carry out all the manufacturing, assembly, packaging and logistics of their products on their behalf.
CREGG Logisitics will create 130 new jobs over the next two years.
In a statement, the managing director of ZAGG International Brian Packer said he hoped to create up to 300 jobs in Shannon over the next four years.
The CREGG Group already operates three successful companies employing up to 750 people in Shannon, with a turnover last year of €15m.