IBM-owned Red Hat to cut 4% of global workforce

Largely based across Munster, latest accounts of Red Hat's Irish arm reported a headcount of more than 650 employees

Red Hat has established three offices across Dublin, Waterford and Cork. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

IBM-owned software development company, Red Hat has announced layoffs impacting 4% of its workforce, a move that will impact around 800 employees.

The company joins the running list of tech firms that have cut their workforce across Ireland, with the impact on Red Hat's Irish employees - the majority of which are based across Munster - still unknown.