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Meta expected to cut 350 jobs at Irish operation

Social media giant, which directly employs 3,000 people in Ireland, announced it was cutting 11,000 roles worldwide on Wednesday

Meta employs 9,000 people in Ireland; 3,000 directly, and an additional 6,000 at operations across a number of sites, including its headquarters in Dublin’s Docklands, and Reality Labs in Cork. Picture: Getty

Meta is expected to cut 350 people at its Irish operation as part of a round of worldwide layoffs.

Facebook’s parent owner, which also owns WhatsApp and Instagram, confirmed yesterday it is to cut 13 per cent of its global workforce resulting in more than 11,000 job losses.

It is understood the reductions at its Irish arm will be roughly in line with this, although the firm has yet to confirm the details publicly of ...