150 new jobs have been announced for Dublin.
100 of the new roles are in customer service at online holiday accommodation website Airbnb - the other 50 are at Freshways Ireland's food plant in Finglas.
Airbnb opens European HQ
Airbnb plans to double its Irish workforce.
The company has opened its European HQ in Dublin this morning, with the announcement of 100 new jobs.
The new jobs will be in customer experience and hospitality and will be filled before the end of the year.
Chief executive Brian Chesky says the government played a key role in trying to convince it to come to Ireland:
Airbnb runs a website offering accommodation rentals in 192 countries around the world.
The IDA says the move has come thanks to Ireland's success at building a strong reputation as an international hub for the top ten 'born on the internet' companies including Twitter, Google, eBay/PayPal and Facebook.
Bono who recently met with the Company at an IDA event in Davos said; "We of course measure the recovery by jobs, that’s all that matters --- that our best and brightest do not have to leave to get work. So Airbnb's arrival in Dublin Docks is very good news... tech companies like these are training grounds for a smart and savvy workforce like ours".
The investment is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton sits with staff at Ringsend, Dublin Airbnb HQ
Freshways Ireland
Freshways Ireland has been acquired by Diarmuid Shanahan and Garrett Fitzgerald from Kerry Foods.
The production facility at Finglas in Dublin will continue to employ more than 170 staff following the deal.
The new positions will come on stream in the areas of finance, sales & marketing and IT over the next 12 months.
The company produces 300,000 handmade sandwiches each week for customers in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as manufacturing sandwich filler for delis and convenience stores.
