Microsoft cut about 250 jobs in Ireland as part of cost control measures announced in July, but the company hopes to grow its headcount here again in the coming years, the company’s site leader in Ireland has said. Taking questions from The Irish Times this week as the company marked 40 years of operations here, Microsoft Ireland site leader James O’Connor confirmed the figure was “accurate”. “We added just over 500 core roles in research and development about a year ago. “That’s a real differentiator for our broad workforce here in Ireland. We want to make sure we skill them up, and we want to make sure we’re doing that in the broader ecosystem as well.”

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2025 20:25 UTC