Car rental giant Europcar has announced a €100 million investment in Ireland, opening three new locations across Dublin, Donegal, and Tipperary while creating 15 new jobs. The expansion includes new branches in Sandyford, Dublin, Clonmel, Tipperary, and Donegal Airport. Additionally, the company has relaunched its Dublin North Cloghran location as a dedicated B2B and Van … Read more
Jobs website Indeed removes millions of listings globally each month to tackle the proliferation of “ghost jobs” – advertisements for positions that don’t actually exist or have already been filled. The platform confirmed it deletes job posts that fail to meet strict quality standards, though it couldn’t provide specific figures for Ireland. Ghost jobs have … Read more
PayPal has announced plans to create 100 new highly skilled positions in Dublin, focusing on artificial intelligence and data science roles as the payment giant transforms its Irish operations into a global innovation hub. The new positions represent a significant evolution for PayPal’s Dublin office, which began as a customer service center but is now … Read more
Allied Irish Banks has mandated that non-customer-facing employees return to office premises for three days per week from January 2026, ending the full remote working arrangements that have been in place since the COVID-19 pandemic. HR Manager Dave McCormack informed staff via email that the bank seeks to maintain “balance and flexibility” while increasing “in-person … Read more
Ireland’s biggest hotel operator Dalata has agreed to a €1.4 billion takeover by Scandinavian property companies Pandox and Eiendomsspar AS, concluding months of negotiations that began with a rejected lower bid. The deal, announced on Tuesday, sees Sweden-based Pandox acquire 91.5% of the entity taking over Dalata, while Norway’s Eiendomsspar will hold the remaining 8.5%. … Read more
Intel is set to eliminate up to 195 positions at its chip manufacturing facility in Leixlip, County Kildare, as part of the global technology giant’s broader workforce reduction strategy. The company has submitted a collective redundancy notification to the Department of Enterprise, informing the government that the affected staff could face compulsory redundancy. The cuts … Read more
Primark, the parent company of Penneys, is set to cut approximately 150 jobs across Ireland, the UK, and the US as part of a restructuring plan. The move is aimed at streamlining the company’s support functions and comes amid efforts to shift certain operations to an external provider. The impact will be most significant at … Read more
Microsoft is preparing to lay off thousands of employees, with most of the cuts expected in its sales division, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The job losses, which may also impact other departments, are expected to be announced early next month following the close of Microsoft’s fiscal year. The exact number of roles affected … Read more
ICS Medical Devices has announced plans to create 72 new jobs by 2028 at its catheter design and manufacturing facility in Galway. The new roles will span engineering, human resources, manufacturing, and quality departments. Founded in 2019, the company has secured €1.5 million in funding through several Enterprise Ireland supports, which will directly contribute to … Read more
KFC has announced ambitious expansion plans that will create 7,000 new jobs and see 500 additional restaurants open across the UK and Ireland over the next decade, backed by a massive €1.8 billion investment. The fast-food giant says demand for fried chicken has never been stronger, driving the company to significantly expand its presence in … Read more
Dublin-based convenience food manufacturer Greencore has reached an agreement to acquire UK fresh food provider Bakkavor Group in a deal valued at £1.2 billion (€1.4 billion), creating a major player in the British food-to-go sector. The acquisition, announced Thursday following preliminary discussions in April, will combine two complementary businesses with extensive reach across UK supermarkets. … Read more
Microsoft has announced plans to lay off fewer than 3% of its global workforce—around 6,000 employees—as part of cost-cutting efforts while it invests heavily in artificial intelligence. The job cuts will span all levels and locations and are the company’s most significant since the 10,000 layoffs in 2023. It remains uncertain how the move will … Read more
American food delivery giant DoorDash has announced plans to acquire London-listed rival Deliveroo in a major industry consolidation worth approximately €3.4 billion, creating a global powerhouse in the food delivery sector. The all-cash transaction, which values Deliveroo shares at 180p each, will forge a combined entity with operations across 40 countries and an annual order … Read more
Kitchen helpers, shop sales assistants, and bartenders are the most common minimum wage jobs in Ireland, according to new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). Funded by the Low Pay Commission, the study analysed online job vacancy data and found that minimum wage roles made up about 7 per cent of all … Read more
New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals that over 90% of apprentices who qualified in 2020 were employed two years later, earning a median weekly wage of €935. The study, which marks the CSO’s first dedicated analysis of apprenticeship outcomes, shows significant improvement since the economic recession. The percentage of qualified apprentices neither … Read more