Professional services company Accenture is to create 300 jobs in Dublin.
The positions, which will be filled this year, are across a variety of technology and design roles.
100 of the roles will be in the areas of artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and the Internet of Things.
These employees will be based at The Dock - Accenture's new technology packed innovation and incubation hub in 'Silicon Docks', around Grand Canal Dock in the city, said to be one of the most intelligent and connected buildings in the world.
The facility will be used to develop new services and products for clients in industries such as financial services, retail, life sciences, utilities and consumer goods.
The other 200 new technology and digital jobs will be spread across Accenture's existing business units, and will include developer positions and data analytics roles.
The expansion will bring to 2,500 the total number of people employed by the company in Ireland.
The investment has been welcomed by the Government and IDA Ireland.
Pierre Nanterme, global boss of @Accenture, addresses staff and visitors at opening of The Dock, the company's new innovation centre. pic.twitter.com/V2iBT4aWgX
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The global boss of Accenture has said so far he considers the effects of Brexit to be neutral.
CEO and Chairman Pierre Nanterme said to date the decision by Britain to leave the EU has not created any changes in the firm's clients, the business' strategy or in the way it views the UK or Ireland.
Speaking exclusively to RTÉ News at today's launch, he said there was no doubt that Brexit may be an opportunity for Ireland to host some of the people who might be interested by the Irish environment.
"I'm sure there are going to be some benefits for Ireland in terms of seeing a good momentum and talent coming in Ireland," he claimed.
The Accenture boss also said it was too early to tell what the impact of the Trump administration in the US would be on the business environment.
On balance, he said, many observers would say it looks to be creating a more pro-business environment for companies operating in the US, through planned investment in infrastructure, simplification of regulation and tax changes which could unleash investment.
But he added that there have also been some reforms which are not US-centric, but more connected to the rest of the world, like immigration and border tax, and said we need to see what the implications of those are because the world is so interconnected.
On the company's decision to invest further in Ireland, he said it had been motivated by Accenture's love for the country, the amazing support it had received here, the quality of the people and the fact that the country is booming again.
He said he was impressed with the recovery in Ireland and its repositioning into high-tech and high-end services sectors.
So far Accenture has been able to find the right talent, he said, as the pool is there, although they do complement it with people from outside the country, he added.
Mr Nanterme urged the Government to continue to invest in training and education, which he said are probably the two most fundamental things a country should do right.
The Accenture chief said tax is always an important factor and if businesses could operate in a world with more aligned economic policies, it would be much better.
"If I had a dream it would be that most of the countries in the world and especially in Europe and the US ... have more alignment on a set of principles of tax and economic reform that would create an environment that would be more consistent first, definitely more stable," he said.
