Apple to expand operations in Cork with new product test centre

Former Banta site will be used to test Apple products and will be only facility of its kind in Europe

The expansion was announced as Apple in Ireland commenced its new hybrid working model that saw thousands of workers return to its offices today. File picture: Dan Linehan

Technology giant Apple has opened a new multi-million euro engineering and test facility at its campus in Hollyhill in a significant addition to its operations in Cork.

Located in the former Banta warehouse complex which Apple acquired in 2020, the facility will test and analyse Apple products for the whole of Europe. It is only the third such site in the world operated by the company.