Intel first decided to make Ireland its home in 1989, choosing the small Kildare town of Leixlip as the base for its European manufacturing operations. Today, alongside advanced manufacturing, Intel in Ireland has come to represent a diversity of activities across the spectrum of Intel business, from cutting-edge research to design. Technology leadershipThe Intel Leixlip campus is one of only a handful of locations worldwide that produce Intel’s leading process technologies. The Irish fab operations have consistently played a central role within Intel’s global manufacturing network. An innovation hubOver the past number of years, Intel Ireland has leveraged its advanced manufacturing capability and world-class infrastructure in Ireland to develop new competencies for Intel in the areas of research and design.

Source: Irish Examiner February 12, 2026 15:26 UTC