EBay cuts’ impact in Ireland unclear

Online marketplace eBay is to cut 2,400 jobs globally, with the impact on its thousands of workers in Ireland as yet unclear.

The internet giant yesterday declined to elaborate on the planned job cuts and whether or not the company’s approximately 2,500 workers will be affected.

The company last year announced plans to hire an additional 400 staff at its facility in Dundalk, where part of its Irish workforce are based, in addition to its Irish headquarters in Blanchardstown.