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Job Cuts

Companies

Irish staff hit by job cuts at tech firm owned by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz

Asana has laid off up to 17 staff in Ireland in a global round of job cuts
  • Donal MacNamee
  • January 26, 2023
Tech

Irish tech workers face further job losses as IBM and SAP to cut roles

The move is the latest in a series of layoffs in the tech sector
  • Paul O'Donoghueand
  • Bloomberg
  • January 26, 2023
Economy

Falling tax revenue from tech sector a bigger threat than job losses – Goodbody report

Slowing global growth and high inflation also highlighted as risk to Irish economy by stockbroking firm
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • January 23, 2023
Retail

Sainsbury’s lack of stores in Ireland a key factor in Argos closure

The supermarket chain, which acquired the retailer in 2016, has pursued a strategy of merging the two businesses in the UK
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • January 19, 2023
Retail

Argos to close all Irish stores with hundreds of workers to lose jobs

The company already shut three outlets here in 2022 after recording heavy losses
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • January 19, 2023
Finance

Goldman Sachs to lay off 3,200 workers in biggest ever round of job cuts

Managers across firm are expected to start cuts mid week as the company said it is preparing to weather headwinds
  • Paul O'Donoghueand
  • Bloomberg
  • January 9, 2023
Tech

Amazon to slash more than 18,000 jobs globally in escalation of cuts

The move is the biggest reduction in the company’s history
  • Paul O'Donoghueand
  • Bloomberg
  • January 5, 2023
Tech

Pluralsight to cut 7 per cent of staff at European HQ in Dublin

Overall, the e-learning company is to reduce its global workforce of 2,000 employees by 20 per cent due to worsening economic conditions
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • December 20, 2022
investment

IDA told state infrastructure issues were risk to overseas investment

Inward investment agency told government it was ‘critical’ that Ireland addressed issues around planning, housing and energy if it was to continue attracting companies from abroad
  • Donal MacNameeand
  • Cónal Thomas
  • December 15, 2022
Banking

‘No one wants this just before Christmas’ - Ulster Bank to cut 600 jobs as part of Irish exit

The move is part of a phased withdrawal by the lender from the Irish market
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • November 16, 2022
Economics

Dan O’Brien: Long-term prospects for tech sector couldn’t be brighter, despite this blip

We are all living more and more of our lives online so the sector will bounce back and although it’s hard for those who have lost jobs, most should find their skills in high demand, and it could lead to a new wave of start-ups
  • Dan O'Brien
  • November 12, 2022
Editor's Pick

‘I’m doing this 26 years and I’ve never seen anything like it’: Laid-off tech staff hunt for new work

Hundreds of workers are having to search for employment following a week of swingeing job cuts at Twitter, Meta and Stripe. Industry figures say that despite the doom and gloom, the jobs market is still strong in Ireland – for now, at least
  • Donal MacNamee
  • November 12, 2022
Tech Slowdown

Up to 80 staff could be let go at Salesforce’s Irish base

The firm is one of a slew of tech companies which have announced job cuts
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • November 11, 2022
Employment

Tech giants advised to give Irish workers generous redundancy payouts

Meta has become the latest multinational in the sector to announce major cuts
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • November 10, 2022
Tech

Varadkar: Despite major job cuts, big tech companies are not leaving Ireland

Twitter and Stripe have recently announced mass layoffs, with fears Meta will be next
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • November 8, 2022
Tech

Twitter starts laying off Irish staff as mass job cuts begin

More than 500 people are employed at the company’s Dublin office, which is its European headquarters
  • Paul O'Donoghueand
  • Bloomberg
  • November 4, 2022
Tech

Stripe to cut 14% of global workforce

Co-founder Patrick Collison said company had overhired “for the world we’re in”, and cited inflation, energy costs, and reduced investment budgets as reasons behind the decision
  • Cónal Thomas
  • November 3, 2022
Tech

No word on plans for Irish staff as Twitter looks to cut half of jobs

The move comes following the company’s takeover by billionaire Elon Musk
  • Bloomberg
  • November 3, 2022
Companies

Novartis to cut up to 400 jobs at Dublin operation over two years

Company announced in April it was to cut up to 8,000 staff across its offices worldwide as part of restructuring plans
  • Cónal Thomas
  • October 13, 2022
Technology

Intel tight-lipped on plans for Irish staff amid move to cut thousands of jobs

The move comes amid a slowdown in the PC market
  • Bloomberg
  • October 12, 2022

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