Apple boss Tim Cook briefs Cork officials on expansion plans

Apple boss Tim Cook has briefed Cork City officials on his company’s multimillion-euro expansion plan at its European headquarters, which would create 1,000 jobs.

He reaffirmed the company’s commitment to Ireland, and to Cork in particular, the base of its only manufacturing plant outside the US, despite the EU’s €13bn tax ruling against it.

Some 5,500 people work at its Hollyhill facility, with up to 1,000 more jobs set to come on stream when a plant extension is completed towards the end of next year.