Employment boost as 500 jobs announced

Almost 500 new jobs in the technology sphere were announced yesterday.

German software company SAP is to create 60 new research and development jobs at its Citywest campus in Dublin and a further 200 positions in Dublin and Galway in its business suite and cloud support teams.

Liam Ryan, managing director of SAP’s operations here, said it was “another strong vote of confidence in the ability of SAP’s Irish-based operations to continue to attract talent that will be the source of innovation and support.