Google to cut 240 Irish jobs as Taoiseach insists tech sector is still growing

The cuts in Google’s Irish operations were confirmed by a source familiar with the matter on Wednesday

Earlier this month, about 250 employees from Google in Zurich walked out to protest the layoffs. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he "wanted to sympathise" with the Google workers losing their jobs in Ireland but insisted the tech sector is still growing.

Google announced on Wednesday it will cut 240 jobs from its Irish workforce following earlier announcements from the company that it needed to slim down due to the volatile economic environment.