{"id":307854,"date":"2026-02-20T10:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/307854\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:38:11","slug":"ida-ireland-welcomes-apple-expansions-in-cork-and-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/307854\/","title":{"rendered":"IDA Ireland welcomes\u00a0Apple\u00a0expansions in Cork and Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.96fm.ie\/news\/96fm-news-and-sport\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--small c-btn--secondary-fill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        All 96FM News &amp; Sport<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/699809091ab73.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                                    Pic: Cork&#8217;s 96FM &amp; C103<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            New Hollyhill 5 building has opened in Cork.\n        <\/p>\n<p>IDA Ireland today welcomes\u00a0Apple\u2019s official opening of its new Hollyhill 5 building in Cork, representing another strong endorsement of Ireland as a location for global innovation and advanced operations. The purpose\u2011built facility, which can accommodate 1,300 employees, reinforces\u00a0Apple\u2019s long-term commitment to the South West region and builds on more than four decades of continuous strategic investment in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin TD said: \u201cI&#8217;m delighted to open this state-of-the-art new facility in Hollyhill today and to see firsthand the major investment that\u00a0Apple\u00a0is making here. The contribution\u00a0Apple\u00a0has made in Cork and Ireland over the last 45 years cannot be overstated \u00a0&#8211; creating thousands of highly-skilled roles and continually investing in their Irish operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s presence in Ireland has evolved significantly since 1980, growing from a small manufacturing facility to become the company\u2019s European, Middle East, India and Africa headquarters. Its continued expansion reflects both the strength of the Irish talent pool and the competitive environment that supports global technology leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Kearney, Vice President, Operations,\u00a0Apple\u00a0said: \u201cWe\u2019ve called Ireland home for more than 45 years and are proud to continue expanding our operations and investing in our people and community here. Our 6,000 team members in Ireland play a critical role in supporting\u00a0Apple\u2019s customers in Europe and beyond and we\u2019re delighted to build on this later this year with our new office in Dublin.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IDA Ireland also congratulates\u00a0Apple\u00a0on the opening of its new Dublin office &#8211; the company\u2019s first permanent presence outside Cork &#8211; \u00a0which will support the ongoing diversification and development of its Irish operations.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00f3nal Travers, Executive Director, IDA Ireland, said: \u201cApple\u2019s continued investment demonstrates clear confidence in Ireland as a strategic base for its global operations. The new Hollyhill 5 facility, together with\u00a0Apple\u2019s new Dublin City Centre office, further strengthens the company\u2019s ability to grow, attract talent and innovate from Ireland. We look forward to deepening our partnership with\u00a0Apple\u00a0and supporting its continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/onic-player\/id6747436925?ppid=7f34f5aa-7e94-4bfd-8061-e41ce90c27a8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/68da98f341698.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All 96FM News &amp; Sport Pic: Cork&#8217;s 96FM &amp; C103 New Hollyhill 5 building has opened in Cork.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1339,61,60,1344,1345,43,1343,1342,1341,1340],"class_list":{"0":"post-307854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-cork-96fm","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-live-broadcast-available","12":"tag-lorraine-and-ross","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-news-and-information","15":"tag-presenters","16":"tag-programmes","17":"tag-the-word-on-96fm"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}