Twitter staff cuts are ‘not acceptable’, says Taoiseach

Twitter HQ at 1 Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Twitter staff should be treated with respect and the way the social media platform has treated them is "unacceptable", Micheál Martin has said.

Twitter temporarily closed its offices on Friday after telling employees they will be informed by email later in the day whether they are being laid off.