Paypal is to create 100 jobs at its Dublin operation, the company said today.
The new jobs will be created in customer service and operations at its European Centre of Excellence in Blanchardstown, which manages all direct customer contact for PayPal’s businesses across Europe.
Taoiseach Brian Cowen welcomed the announcement. "The creation of a further 100 jobs is great news both locally and nationally and it underlines Ireland’s continuing ability to attract high-calibre foreign direct investment," he said.
The global payments firm announced 150 new positions there in 2009. Since the European Operation Centre opened in 2003, staff numbers have grown from 25 to 1,100.
In 2009, a €15 million investment was announced to help support the centre's development.
Vice president of PayPal European operations Uwe Heddendorp said European business was continuing to grow.
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