Linked-In gives a big boost to Irish FDI jobs boom
Dublin attributes 19% growth in employment to the country's political and economic stability
20 June 2019 - 18:55
Dublin — Microsoft’s LinkedIn is adding 800 new roles to its European HQ in Dublin, the latest major jobs boost in a record six months for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ireland.
Similar boosts at Facebook and Salesforce contributed to a 19% year-on-year jump in the number of jobs announced so far in 2019, said the state agency competing for foreign business, attributing the surge to Ireland’s “stable political and economic environment”...
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