Number of Irish jobs at risk as Google announces further redundancies 

The company significantly reduced its hiring levels last year, with the new round of layoffs targeting Google's recruitment team

In February this year, the tech giant announced it would be cutting 240 jobs from its Irish workforce as part of broader plans to reduce its global employee headcount by around 6%. Photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

A number of Irish Google employees are believed to be at risk of redundancy with the company confirming further job cuts in addition to those announced previously this year.

The tech giant said it will cut staff across its global recruiting division, with layoffs taking place across several countries.