The move is part of a globally announced cull of 16,000 jobs. “The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment today received a notification of proposed collective redundancies from Amazon Ireland,” a spokesperson for the Government said. Earlier today, Amazon announced the cuts. ”The reductions we are making today will impact approximately 16,000 roles across Amazon,” said Beth Galetti, senior vice-president of people experience and technology at Amazon. Amazon has announced job cutsNews in 90 seconds - Wednesday 28th January.

Source: Irish Independent January 28, 2026 21:12 UTC