Linkedin signs major Dublin office deal

GLOBAL social network giant Linkedin has just inked a major Dublin office deal which could allow it add up to 3,000 further Irish jobs, on top of the 2,000 it is already due to employ in the capital by mid-2020.

Linkedin, which is owned by Microsoft and which has 600 million business/professional subscribers worldwide, has finalised a deal to take on an extra 430,000 sq ft of offices in Dublin 2. It's a city development called Wilton Park which is the focus of a €350 million investment by Irish real estate leaders IPUT.