Twitter to double Irish staff to 200

Two years after Twitter’s European head quarters started with a single employee the company has announced that it is to take on a further 100.

The company’s workforce will have doubled to 200 by the end of 2014 as its European HQ expands with new staff taken on in sales, human resources, finance, marketing, engineering and user services.

Twitter’s managing director in Ireland, Stephen McIntyre, said that it provides a real opportunity for anybody who wants to take part in a growth story.

“In less than two years we have gone from one employee to more than 100 people in our Dublin office, with staff working across more than 10 business functions. Twitter employees have a real opportunity to make an impact on the business. We are already recruiting for over 30 roles, including legal, HR, sales, marketing and engineering positions.”

He said that the company had followed a similar growth path to Google, Facebook and LinkedIn which have been driving the boom in what is known as the “Silicon Docklands”.

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said: “Twitter is one of the biggest names on the internet and one of the fastest-growing companies in the world.

“Twitter’s decision in 2011 to establish its European HQ in Dublin was a major coup for Ireland and further confirmation of our status as the internet capital of Europe.”

Twitter’s presence in Ireland has been supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.

Barry O’Leary, IDA chief executive, said the investment demonstrates the confidence a global brand such as Twitter has in Ireland and the “expansion solidifies Dublin’s position as Twitter’s second largest site globally”.