Huawei announce creation of 110 new jobs in Ireland over next two years

Chinese tech giant Huawei is set to create 110 new jobs in Ireland by the end of next year as part of its’ continued expansion in the country.

The company also announced an €80m investment in research and development in this country which is in addition to a €60m investment announced in 2019.

Currently Huawei employs 480 people in Ireland with its Irish base here in Dublin.

“Huawei has a long-term commitment to Ireland, where since 2004 we have built a world-class team servicing our ever-growing consumer and enterprise customer bases,” said Huawei Ireland chief executive Tony Yangxu.

“Today’s announcement is testament to the strength of those, as well as the ongoing success of our research and development programme, to which we committed €70 million in 2019.”

IDA Ireland CEO Martin Shanahan also welcomed the announcement of the new jobs.

“This is a welcome investment by Huawei which will add substantially to Ireland’s technology and R&D ecosystem,” he said.

“The company’s continued commitment to significant investments in R&D and creating high value jobs demonstrates Huawei’s confidence in Ireland and the talent pool available here.”