Advertisement

Tech jobs boom is 'shrinking in size' in Ireland

Reports today suggest that yet another tech company, META is following in Elon Musk’s footsteps and getting ready to slash their workforce in the next few days. Meta currently employs approximately 6,000 people in Ireland, for which half of them are...

Share this article

17.35 7 Nov 2022


Tech jobs boom is 'shrinking in size' in Ireland


Listen to this episode


Share this article

17.35 7 Nov 2022


Reports today suggest that yet another tech company, META is following in Elon Musk’s footsteps and getting ready to slash their workforce in the next few days. Meta currently employs approximately 6,000 people in Ireland, for which half of them are staff. So as fears grows about our tech sector, should we really be worried about ‘the end of our tech bubble’?

Jess Kelly, Newstalk's Technology Correspondent, joined Kieran to discuss...


Read more about

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Related Episodes

What are the economics behind...

00:12:48

What are the economics behind rising concert ticket prices?

The Hard Shoulder

00:12:48


Movies and TV: Bad Apples, Slo...

00:15:49

Movies and TV: Bad Apples, Slow Horses, Last Seen

The Hard Shoulder

00:15:49


Potato shortages after extreme...

00:07:06

Potato shortages after extreme heat - what to expect

The Hard Shoulder

00:07:06


Garda whistleblower scandal -...

00:12:30

Garda whistleblower scandal - can we trust management?

The Hard Shoulder

00:12:30