Payal creates 400 further jobs in Dundalk

Jul 08, 2014

Following the completion of Phase 3 of a development project in Dundalk, online payments firm PayPal announced is to create 400 new jobs.  These are in addition to the 1,000 positions announced by the company in 2012 following the completion of an earlier phase of the project.  GARLAND acted on civil and structural engineers on the project. 

Watch a time lapse video of an earlier phase of the project on our YouTube Channel

Taoiseach Enda Kenny welcomed the announcement, which he said further enhances Ireland’s reputation as a prime location for global businesses.  Mr Kenny said he met with Ebay chief executive John Donahoe while in Silicon Valley recently to discuss the jobs announcement.  “This investment will increase Dundalk’s importance in the company’s overall activities and by developing new functions and expanding Dundalk’s footprint as a key site within the global company it enhances the long-term status of the Dundalk operation,” he said.

The total number of staff employed by PayPal and its parent Ebay at the group’s European Operations Centre facility in Dundalk as a result of this overall development  is expected to total 1,850 by 2018.  “This is great news for Dundalk and the North East region. Dundalk is a very important site in our global operations for supporting our customers,” said Louise Phelan, vice president of global operations of EMEA for PayPal.

Founded in 1998, PayPal enables individuals and businesses to send and receive payments online. PayPal has more than 45 million account members and is available to users in 38 countries around the world. Six million of its 148 million active accounts globally were added in the first three months of 2014 alone. 

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