Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Meta, an American technology company operating in the social media sector, announced the reduction of 350 positions in its Irish operation, part of a broader global plan to cut approximately 8,000 jobs.
The layoffs are focused on its Irish workforce of about 1,800 employees and will involve a collective redundancy process. The restructuring is driven primarily by the company's effort to enhance AI workflows, with a strategic shift of 7,000 staff into AI-related roles and the elimination of certain managerial positions. The job cuts are set to affect Irish staff across the company’s Irish operations.
The company has issued a collective redundancy notice to the Department of Enterprise. Unions are calling for greater regulation and stakeholder involvement in managing the impact of AI-driven restructuring.
Meta employs around 1,800 people in Ireland and operates globally across numerous markets; it remains a leading player in the tech industry. Following the redundancies, the company’s workforce in Ireland is expected to fall to just under 1,500 employees, continuing a downward trend from previous rounds of layoffs in 2022 and 2023: Meta 2023 - Ireland and Meta 2022 - Ireland.
Eurofound (2026), Meta, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 300426, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300426.
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