1,000 new jobs are to be created by Amazon in Ireland over the next two years.
They will be based in locations at the company’s Cork and Dublin sites in Blanchardstown, Tallaght, the city centre, and north County Dublin.
The announcement will take the online retailer's workforce in Ireland to 5,000 people.
Among the roles being filled are software engineers, network development engineers, data centre technicians and account managers.
Amazon is also investing in a new 170,000 square foot campus in Charlemont Square. It's expected to open in 2022
While the firm will also open a new delivery station in Dublin later this year.
Mike Beary is the AWS Ireland Country Manager;
"Amazon has been investing and growing in Ireland for over 15 years, and today, we are reaffirming and increasing that commitment with the creation of these highly skilled roles.
He went on to say they have seen a surge in demand for cloud services in Ireland and globally "and we are excited to add 1,000 highly skilled roles so we can continue to help our customers to innovate, especially in this difficult time"
