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Wholesale / Retail 46 - Wholesale trade 46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 46.19 - Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 November 2014
Employment effect (start)
6 November 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
Internet retail company, Amazon, is expanding its workforce in Ireland by 300 over the next two years, with an expansion of its operation in Dublin.
The jobs will be in software and technical engineering, as well as IT staff and customer support.
Extra space is being bought at Amazon's offices in Dublin, to facilitate the new positions; recruitment has begun.
The jobs measure is supported by IDA Ireland.
Sources
6 November 2014: RTE
7 November 2014: Irish times
7 November 2014: Irish Independent
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Amazon, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 77814, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77814.