Intel due to detail job losses in Ireland

Intel Ireland yesterday declined to comment on reports that workers have been told their jobs are at risk and that the company had confirmed its Irish operations would be affected by a global round of job cuts.

A company spokesperson told the Irish Examiner that it wasn’t commenting on claims that senior Irish management had told staff that some workers would be made redundant. The company employs 5,500 staff in Leixlip, Co Kildare; Cork and Shannon, Co Clare.

The multinational chipmaker said last week it was to layoff 12,000 staff, 11% of its total workforce, as it looks to reinvent itself as a leader in cloud computing and move away from its traditional PC manufacturing business.