1,500 new jobs announced for Dublin.
A US software company has announced 1,500 new jobs for Dublin.
Salesforce will create the roles over the next five years bringing their total workforce here to almost 3,000.
An artist's rendering of the Salesforce Tower Dublin | Image: Salesforce
The company is also developing a large new headquarters in Dublin's Silicon Docks that will be available for community groups to use free of charge.
Fantastic announcement this morning with @Salesforce committing to 1,500 new jobs and a brand new campus. Ireland: tech capital of Europe @Paschald pic.twitter.com/IRt6U5uEOr
— Leo Varadkar (@campaignforleo) 18 January 2019
Dublin Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the news - but warned a lack of housing may affect the city's ability to attract more big companies.