The main Irish unit of online payments firm PayPal last year recorded more than a four fold increase in pre-tax profits to €54.57m.
The 333% increase in pre-tax profits at Paypal Europe Services Ltd last year came ahead of a Paypal decision during the first quarter of this year to cut its Irish workforce in Dublin and Dundalk.
A note attached to the new accounts filed by the Blanchardstown registered firm show that the associated restructuring charges from this year's job losses “are estimated to be in a range of €13m to €16m”.