SAP to invest €110m in Dublin and Galway facilities

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SAP’s Irish operations are to receive a boost after the company announced a new €110 million investment in Galway and Dublin.

Announcing the investment, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the company expected to create 150 jobs within its services, sales and global support functions at Citywest in Dublin, and a further 100 jobs at SAP’s Galway facility, providing additional resources for its newly created cloud services and support centre. Both projects are supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

Making the announcement, the Taoiseach said: “The decision by SAP to create 250 new, high quality jobs in Dublin and Galway is most welcome news and contributes to Ireland’s growing reputation as a global hub for the digital industry. SAP is the largest software company in Europe and the third largest software company in the world and its decision to further expand its Irish operations demonstrates the real value of an economically stable business environment and Ireland’s position in Europe when it comes to attracting the overseas operations of major technology companies like SAP. I wish SAP every success with both these expansions and offer the continued support of the Irish Government into the future.”

Liam Ryan, managing director at SAP Ireland, said: “SAP’s Irish operations have been highly successful since we first established a facility here in 1997. We now employ 1,200 people between our Dublin and Galway operations and as a result of the expansions being announced today will add a further 250 people to our staff here over the next three years. Today’s announcement is all about gearing SAP up for the company’s next wave of technology innovation to meet business needs in the areas of cloud computing, mobile applications and high performing database technology.”

Welcoming the announcement, Barry O’Leary, CEO of IDA Ireland, said: “SAP is a key player in the cluster of world-leading technology companies based in Ireland. 70% of the world economy’s transactions touch a SAP system in some way, shape or form and the company’s investment in services, sales and support activities in Galway and Dublin will build considerable new capabilities in their respective teams. This expansion drive will help support major growth in customer demand in the emerging technology areas of cloud computing, mobile applications and high performing database technology.”

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