Intel 'working through further details' to understand Irish impact as chipmaker cuts 15% of workforce 

Intel employs some 4,900 people in Ireland, making it one of the State's largest employers

Intel said it would cut 15% of its workforce and will suspend its dividend in the fourth quarter as the chipmaker pursues a turnaround centred around its loss-making manufacturing business.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Intel has said it is working through further details to understand the impact of its cost-cutting measures in Ireland, with the US chipmaker giant announcing on Thursday that it would slash 15% of its global workforce.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, a spokesperson for Intel said: "The number of impacted jobs will vary across each Business Unit and in each region. We are working through further details to understand the impact in Ireland."