Internet search company Google is to create 600 new jobs in an expansion of its European headquarters in Dublin.
The new jobs will be added over the next two to three years, and the company will be recruiting in all areas, from sales to legal, finance and human resources.
In order to accommodate the extra staff, the company has signed a lease for a further 100,000 square feet beside its current facility on Barrow Street in Dublin 4.
Enterprise, Trade & Employment Minister Micheal Martin said Google's decision was a 'tremendous vote of confidence in Ireland's ability to provide the levels of skills and expertise necessary for success'.
Google's Dublin operation is its largest outside the US. The new expansion is being supported by IDA Ireland.
