Barcelona firm establishes design center as part of European digital sovereignty push Spanish chip design firm Openchip is bringing a significant economic boost to Limerick with the opening of a new design center in the city center, creating 70 research and development jobs. Barcelona-based Openchip is establishing its new Irish center in the Gardens International … Read more
Tech giant reducing corporate workforce by 4% to streamline operations and fund AI investments Amazon has confirmed plans to lay off approximately 14,000 corporate employees worldwide as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at reducing management layers and funding its substantial artificial intelligence investments. The cuts will exclusively affect white-collar workers, representing about 4% of Amazon’s … Read more
German multinational to wind down Irish facility by 2028 while expanding Cork operations Pharmaceutical giant Merck has announced plans to close its manufacturing facility in Arklow, County Wicklow, by the end of 2028, putting up to 100 jobs at risk. The German multinational confirmed it is considering shutting down the plant’s active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) … Read more
More than 11,000 people have applied to join An Garda Síochána this year, reflecting strong public interest in law enforcement careers. The recruitment campaign has seen increased diversity among applicants, according to the Gardaí. Nearly a quarter of applicants (23%) are from backgrounds other than “white Irish,” a significant shift from previous years. The most … Read more
Ireland’s information and communication technology sector will need to create nearly 90,000 new jobs by 2030, but the country faces a significant challenge in meeting the resulting skills demand, according to a report by Scale Ireland, an association of Irish tech startups and scaling companies. The study projects that the ICT sector may require 89,590 … Read more
The European Union has fined luxury fashion brands Gucci, Chloé and Loewe a total of €157 million for illegally controlling independent retailers and preventing them from setting their own prices. The European Commission discovered the violations during a surprise inspection of the companies in April 2023, subsequently opening a formal investigation in July 2024. The … Read more
Ireland’s public transport operators are launching international recruitment drives to hire drivers from overseas as the sector faces a critical shortage ahead of the BusConnects programme expansion. Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus are preparing to recruit foreign drivers this autumn, with Ireland needing at least 2,000 additional drivers over the next few years to meet … Read more
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