PayPal closure to hit 35 staff

PAYPAL has announced it is to close its Dundalk office on 31 March and make 62 staff redundant in both Dundalk and Dublin. This includes 35 layoffs at its site in Ballycoolin.

Maeve Dorman, Senior Vice President at PayPal, said ways of working had completely transformed over the last three years.

“Employees, including myself, have really embraced the flexibility of our new working models and the increased opportunity to work from home,” Ms Dorman said.

late for school and waiting in bad weather.

in response, Minister of state Malcolm noonan said driver recruitment in the transport industry continues to pose a “challenge”, while additional bus routes are under way in the area.

Mr noonan said the Bus Connects network redesign will bring “significantly enhanced services to parts of Fingal, including Blanchardstown, swords and the east corridor”.

“As a result, employee footfall at our offices at Dublin and Dundalk has remained consistently low. Nonetheless, we have maintained our strong community connections and supports in these regions –and will continue to do so,” she added.

In January, PayPal announced 2,000 job cuts globally which is around 7% of its total workforce.