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Amazon expands Irish operations

INTERNET retail giant Amazon is to create 300 jobs under an expansion of its Irish operations, it has announced. The new roles will be based at the company's Ballsbridge offices in Dublin and will include technicians, software engineers and customer support staff.

Werner Vogels, chief technology officer at Amazon, said it was looking for some of the best technology talent in Europe to join the company in the Irish capital. "Amazon has been an active contributor to the Dublin technology community for a decade and during this time we have been extremely impressed with the creativity and strong technical talent available in the country," he said.