Taxi and ride-sharing company Uber is to create 150 jobs in Limerick before the end of this year.

The US-based company is opening a new customer service operation in the city, where it plans to employ up to 300 people by the end of 2016.

Uber is investing 4 million euro in the facility.

The Limerick operation is the first of the company’s 'centres of excellence' to be located outside the US.