The expansion of the Google European headquarters will provide six hundred new jobs in Dublin.
The latest phase in Google growth will bring the total number of employees at the internet giant in Ireland to over a thousand. The Google European headquarters in Barrow Street will cover Europe, the Middle Eastern and African markets, making it the largest operation outside the United States.
Google European Online Director John Herlihy explains that other departments in the company benefit from the language skills of international staff in Dublin. There are people coming here from about forty different countries.
High quality of third level graduates and a low rate of corporation tax are two of the factors that make Ireland attractive to foreign companies. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin says today’s announcement is,
Confirming Ireland as a very significant location for inward investment.
The Industrial Development Authority has been working to attract companies like Google, says Sean Dorgan, who is IDA Chief Executive, because they,
Do new things, and bring lots of talent here.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 13 December 2005. The reporter is Jonathan Clynch.
