Amazon to create 500 new jobs in Dublin

The internet shopping giant will expand over the next two years

Amazon already employs 1,700 people in Dublin and Cork Pic: Getty

Internetshopping giant plans Amazon to create 500 new jobs at its European hub in Dublin over the next two years.

The company, which already employs more than 1,700 workers in Dublin and Cork, is recruiting data centre technicians, software engineers and customer support staff to service its online retail arm and its data storage unit, Amazon web services.

Amazon, which first located in Ireland in 2004, announced plans to create 300 new jobs ...