eBay to create 150 jobs in Blanchardstown

Updated: 09:31, Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Online auction company eBay is to create 150 additional jobs at its European headquarters in Blanchardstown in west Dublin.

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The announcement will bring total employment numbers at Blanchardstown between eBay and its sister company Paypal to 1,750.

In recent months Paypal announced the addition of 200 new jobs.

The latest jobs will be in areas such as sales and technical support.

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