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Growth 8Transformation 24Decline 8Under construction & planned 7
Key figures
+1,150new jobs announcedfrom 4 reports · since Jul 20260.4 per 1,000 in the labour force
2,533affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 8 reports · since Jul 20260.9 per 1,000 in the labour force
Largest expansions
- Lidl to invest €420m in Munster, creating 500 jobs+500 New jobs ·
- Vertiv to expand Letterkenny plant, adding 300 jobs+300 New jobs ·
- DPD Ireland invests €10m in second Dublin depot, adding 200 jobs+200 New jobs ·
Largest job cuts
- Flutter to cut up to 1,400 jobs in UK and Ireland1,400 Affected staff ·
- Aer Lingus to cut up to 500 jobs and reduce capacity500 Affected staff ·
- Reach to cut 220 editorial jobs and close three news sites220 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | New jobs | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance / Insurance | 3 | — | 164 |
| IT / Software | 3 | — | 70 |
| Logistics | 3 | +200 | — |
| Services | 3 | — | 59 |
| Energy | 2 | — | — |
Follow-up
Followed up: 1 of 1 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: completed: 1.
All outcomes and relocations →
Open cases
- Management buyout team bids €8.00 per share for Irish Continental GroupNext milestone: 10 Nov 2026
- Vertiv to expand Letterkenny plant, adding 300 jobsNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- Ireland designates Shannon water project as critical infrastructureNext milestone: 2 Jul 2027
- Report: DCC close to accepting KKR takeover bid
- Nolato to acquire Irish electronics firm M&M Qualtech
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Iarnród Éireann to reopen Limerick–Foynes freight line by October 2026 · Infrastructure · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Lidl to invest €420m in Munster, creating 500 jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Advocate General finds EU windfall tax on energy firms lawful · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU-27 / Belgium / Ireland / Italy
- Activeon to acquire Irish leisure group Airtastic · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Ireland / United Kingdom
- Whatnot to grow Dublin workforce to nearly 300 · Expansions · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Flutter to cut up to 1,400 jobs in UK and Ireland · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Ireland / Malta
- Daktronics to close Ennistymon plant with over 100 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Commission fines Kingspan €40m over misleading merger information · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland / Slovenia
- Ireland's Budget 2027 cuts taxes by €1.65bn · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Irish government clears Dublin MetroLink for detailed tender phase · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Reach to cut 220 editorial jobs and close three news sites · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Ireland
- PayPal to cut 164 jobs in Ireland · Layoffs · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Cubic3 to cut 70 jobs, 52 of them in Dublin · Layoffs · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- House Limerick closes after ten years, affecting 59 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Vertiv to expand Letterkenny plant, adding 300 jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Nolato to acquire Irish electronics firm M&M Qualtech · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Ireland
- NSAI closes its medical-device division, cutting up to 20 jobs · Layoffs · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Applegreen invests €15m in Naas service area, adding 150 jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Report: Ireland holds off sanctioning Aughinish refinery · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- DCC recommends improved KKR-Energy Capital Partners takeover bid · Mergers · 🇮🇪 Ireland / United Kingdom / USA
- Ireland plans four-tracking of the Dublin–Malahide rail line · Infrastructure · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Management buyout team bids €8.00 per share for Irish Continental Group · Mergers · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Dawsongroup to acquire Irish rental firm Dan Ryan Truck Rental · Mergers · 🇮🇪 Ireland / United Kingdom
- Ireland designates nine projects as critical infrastructure · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- DPD Ireland invests €10m in second Dublin depot, adding 200 jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Howden to acquire wealth adviser Thomond in Limerick · Mergers · 🇮🇪 Ireland / United Kingdom
- EU Commission approves €300m Irish energy-cost aid scheme · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Report: Ireland investigates Aughinish refinery over military use · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Aer Lingus to cut up to 500 jobs and reduce capacity · Layoffs · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Report: DCC close to accepting KKR takeover bid · Mergers · 🇮🇪 Ireland / United Kingdom / USA
- Report: Stripe and Advent offer $60.50 a share for PayPal · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / Ireland
- Bulgarian regulator clears Valeo's Prestige-96 takeover · Mergers · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria / Ireland
- Ireland publishes implementation plan for its Quantum 2030 strategy · Digitalization · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Intel to invest €5bn in expanding its Leixlip campus · Expansions · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Ireland commits EUR 228m from Shared Island Fund to all-island rail · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland / United Kingdom
- Accenture to acquire Alfahealth and IndX from Engineering · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Ireland
- TII and NTA award EUR 1.3bn Luas operating contract to KeolisAmey · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Ten countries sign Hamburg Declaration on North Sea power grid · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Belgium / Denmark / France / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Luxembourg / Netherlands / Norway
- Ireland and Northern Ireland publish all-island rail strategy · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland / United Kingdom
2025
- Scandic to take over Dalata's hotel operations for €500m · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Ireland / United Kingdom
2027 · planned
- Dublin Port to refurbish Alexandra Road rail link by 2027 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Iarnród Éireann to add track and platform at Oranmore by end-2027 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Iarnród Éireann to complete second track to Midleton by 2027 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇪 Ireland
2028 · planned
- Celtic Interconnector Ireland–France delayed to end of 2028 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇪 Ireland / France
2029 · planned
- Ireland to electrify DART+ West line to Maynooth · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Iarnród Éireann applies for two new Cork stations, build from 2027 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇪 Ireland
2032 · planned
- Ireland designates Shannon water project as critical infrastructure · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇪 Ireland