SAP continues to grow in Ireland as it signs lease on new Citywest Premises

SAP’s growth in Ireland is very much on track. Current activities in Ireland include the provision of Services and Support for our customer base in EMEA and the US. Ireland provides the best in talent and its excellent workforce is one of the key factors in SAP’s continued recruitment here.

Liam Ryan, Managing Director, SAP Ireland

Dublin, SAP, the world’s leading provider of business software, today, announced that it is extending its commitment to its Irish operations with the news that it is to sign a lease on a new 1,350 square meter facility in Citywest and is currently recruiting for 100 jobs. The open positions were previously announced by SAP with recruitment now underway. The new facility and the jobs being recruited are as a result of the expansion of SAP’s capability to provide Technical Support and Research & Development for international clients with staff being recruited both in Dublin and at the company’s Galway operation. The expansion is supported by IDA Ireland.

SAP provides applications and services that enable companies of all sizes, in more than 25 industries, to become best-run businesses. The company develops software applications that enable companies to run operations including finance, customer relationship management, human resources and supply chain management, more efficiently. SAP employs over 1100 people in Ireland and its Irish operation is one of the company’s largest global delivery centres. The jobs being recruited for are in a range of areas including positions in software development, engineering and administration.

Welcoming the expansion Liam Ryan, Managing Director, SAP Ireland said, ‘SAP’s growth in Ireland is very much on track. Current activities in Ireland include the provision of Services and Support for our customer base in EMEA and the US. Ireland provides the best in talent and its excellent workforce is one of the key factors in SAP’s continued recruitment here. I wish to thank IDA Ireland for its support and I look forward to further developing SAP’s Irish operations.’

Barry O’Leary, CEO of IDA Ireland said, ‘SAP is a leading player in Ireland’s ICT sector and IDA welcomes the company’s continued growth in Ireland. Ireland’s ICT sector is of paramount importance to our Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) portfolio and the country has one of the highest levels of ICT activity and employment in the OECD. SAP’s presence here significantly adds to Ireland’s reputation in this area. I would like to offer the continued support of IDA Ireland to SAP as it brings this investment to fruition.’

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