Uber to create 150 jobs at Limerick centre this year
Taxi and ride-sharing company Uber is to create 150 jobs in Limerick before the end of this year.
The US-based company is opening a new customer service operation in the city, where it plans to employ up to 300 people by the end of 2016.
Uber is investing €4m in the facility.
The Limerick operation is the first of the company’s "centres of excellence" to be located outside the US.
Mayor of Limerick Metropolitan District, Cllr. Jerry O'Dea said: "This is fantastic news for Limerick considering it follows so soon after Dell announced the creation of 100 new highly skilled engineer jobs in Raheen, viagogo.com confirmed it is to open a purpose built international operations centre in Limerick, and Vistakon announced it was investing €100m in its manufacturing operations in Limerick.
“The availability of highly skilled graduates from our third level institutes and the region's growing status as an attractive investment location have no doubt also been key factors in Uber's decision to locate a key element of its operations in Limerick."
