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Dan Grennan

Google announce 12,000 global job cuts as concern raised for Dublin staff

Google parent company Alphabet has told staff 12,000 jobs are set to be eliminated worldwide.

The new job cuts in the tech sector follow Microsoft announcing it would lay off 10,000 workers worldwide. The Google job cuts will affect teams across the company including recruiting, some corporate functions, engineering and product teams.

The cuts are global and will impact US staff immediately, Google said. There are 5,000 people employed by Google in Dublin.

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