Google Ireland gets a €1.3 billion turnover boost

The number of staff employed by the company rose by 17 per cent in 2014

Google Ireland has increased its staff count by 17 per cent Credit: Bloomberg

Google Ireland saw its turnover increase to €18.3 billion last year primarily as a result of increased advertising revenues.

The Dublin-based company which trades in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, increased its turnover from €17 billion in 2013.

The number of staff employed by the company rose by 17 per cent, to 2,763 direct employees, and it invested a further €78 million in Ireland, bringing total investment in capital assets in Ireland ...