APPLE IS OPENING its first permanent office in Dublin later this year, with space for up to 300 staff, as the tech giant continues to expand its footprint in Ireland.

The new office will be located at Park Place in Dublin 2, close to the Iveagh Gardens, and will complement Apple’s long-established operations in Cork.

The company confirmed that employees will begin moving into the city centre office later this year, with job advertisements already live across a number of recruitment sites.

It’s the first time that the tech giant has established a permanent presence in the capital.

“We’ve called Ireland home for more than 45 years, and are proud to continue expanding our operations and investing in our people and community here,” Cathy Kearney, Apple’s vice president of operations, said today.

“Our 6,000 team members in Ireland play a critical role in supporting Apple’s customers in Europe and beyond and we’re delighted to build on this later this year with our new office in Dublin.”

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The Dublin announcement was made as Apple officially opened its fifth building at its Hollyhill campus in Cork, where the company first set up Irish operations in 1980.

The Cork campus now employs the vast majority of Apple’s Irish workforce across areas including engineering, manufacturing, customer support and AppleCare.

Opening the new Hollyhill facility, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Apple’s contribution to Ireland over the past four and a half decades “cannot be overstated”, pointing to the creation of thousands of highly skilled jobs and continued investment in its Irish operations.

“Cork is proud of this partnership, proud of Apple’s achievements, and we are all excited for what comes next,” Martin said.

Apple employs more than 6,000 people in Ireland, primarily in Cork.

The company said the new Dublin office will work closely with its Cork teams as part of its wider European operations.

Apple currently ranks as the second most valuable company in the world. It was revealed today that Apple was responsible for more than a fifth the corporation tax collected by the State in 2024.