Salesforce to cut global workforce by 10%

Cloud computing giant joins growing list of tech companies announcing layoffs

An artist’s impression of the new Salesforce Tower in Dublin’s Spencer Dock, which is being developed by Johnny Ronan and US investment group Colony Capital.

There are renewed fears for tech jobs in Ireland after cloud computing giant Salesforce said it planned to cut 10% of its global workforce.

The firm has a significant presence in Ireland. In 2019, it announced 1,500 new roles in Dublin, with plans to expand the company’s Irish workforce to 3,000 over the next five years. The company is also creating a 430,000sq ft campus in Dublin’s Silicon Docks, being built by developer Johnny Ronan.