Apple breaks the 2,000 jobs mark

APPLE Computers has broken the 2,000 jobs mark for the first time at its facility in Hollyhill, Cork, where it plans to recruit up to 300 personnel within the next 12 months.

The new roles will follow the 500 or so new staff hired in the past six months, most of whom have been in production and sales roles.

Industry sources believe the bulk of the next 300 new roles will be in production of the Mac Pro, the company’s high-end desktop computer targeted at professional users.