Apple marks 40 years in Cork

Martina Lyons watched by Gene Fitzgerald TD and Steve Jobs, Apple Vice Chairman, at the Apple Computer plant at Hollyhill in 1980. 

Technology giant Apple is marking its 40th anniversary in Cork this month.

One of the largest companies in the world, Apple first began operations at Hollyhill on the north side of the city in October 1980, just four years after the company itself was founded.