Tech employment widens in Ireland to defy global layoffs 

Numbers employed in tech sector in Ireland swelled to 125,900 in February, up from 118,900 a year earlier

CSO figures show the number of people employed increased by 96,200 to 2.41m in the year to February. 

Employment in all parts of the Irish economy has grown over the last year, including in the technology sector despite multinationals announcing large cuts to their global workforces.

Over the last several months, major US corporations such as Twitter, Stripe, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have all announced major layoffs but the number of people employed in the information, communication and technology, or ICT, sector in Ireland has swelled to 125,900 in February, up from 118,900 a year earlier.