Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that the Government will support employees at gaming firm Blizzard Entertainment in Cork who are being made redundant.
Of 198 employees, 136 are expected to be made redundant, he said, "which is very serious for those and their families".
Blizzard Entertainment runs a support centre in Cork on behalf of fellow group entities in the Activision Blizzard group.
Last month Microsoft said it was letting go of 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox as last year's widespread tech layoffs spill into 2024.
The cuts represent around 8% of the overall Microsoft Gaming division and will mostly happen at Activision Blizzard.
The news comes months after Microsoft closed its $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, boosting its heft in the videogaming market with best-selling titles including "Call of Duty" to better compete with industry leader Sony.
