Staff at firm’s Cork base set to treble

One of Cork’s hi-tech leaders hopes to triple its staff numbers and develop a European research and development centre over the next few years.

But transatlantic flights between Cork and New York will be crucial, Netgear’s US-based chief executive, Patrick Lo said.

He was speaking by video link from San José, California, yesterday as staff at the Cork centre marked the 7th birthday of its European headquarters with a jig and some craic.