eBay

Type
Closure
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Eastern and Midland; Mid-East
Location of affected unit(s)
Dundalk
Sector
Information / Computing
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 August 2016
Employment effect (start)
25 August 2016
Foreseen end date
30 June 2017

Description

EBay is to close its base in Dundalk, Co Louth by end of June 2017. The closure wil affect up to 150 jobs. 

Little detail has been disclosed as to why the base is closing and the decision comes as a surprise considering aBay moved its European headquarters to Dundalk in 2013.

PayPal, which used to be a sister company of eBay, is expanding in the area, however: there is suggestion that some of the eBay employees who will lose their jobs may get positions in PayPal.

EBay has started the formal consultation process on redundancies with its staff.

Sources

  • 25 August 2016: The Irish Times
  • 26 August 2016: Silicon Republic.com

Citation

Eurofound (2016), eBay, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 88400, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88400.