November 30, 2017

Facebook have confirmed they plan on hiring up to 800 new workers in 2018 as part of their plans for an expansion of their operations, an increase of more than a third to its 2,200 strong Irish workforce.

Speaking after meeting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at the company’s HQ in Silicon Valley, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the news of the new jobs was a positive as it showed that Facebook was “very committed to Ireland”.

Gareth Lambe, head of Facebook Ireland, said the company was delighted to be expanding its operations, stating that Ireland was “an important part of Facebook’s story and one of the most vibrant tech communities in the world”.

This is great news for Dublin and the Docklands. More information about the expansion can be found here.