Twitter firings don't mark end of Irish tech boom, says IDA boss

Speaking at a jobs announcement in Cork, Mary Buckley said the 'robust' tech sector in Ireland is continuing to hire despite economic headwinds

IDA chief executive Mary Buckley, Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath TD with NetApp president Cesar Cernuda at the opening of NetApp in Navigation Square, Cork. Picture: Michael MacSweeney/Provision

The chief of the IDA has said she is confident that the huge loss of jobs at Twitter didn’t mark the end of the incredible growth in tech jobs in Ireland, but senior economists have warned about the potential for more job losses.    

It comes as 500 people at Twitter Ireland were learning by email whether or not they had lost their jobs.