Twitter has informed the Government that 140 people will lose their jobs as part of a worldwide job cull.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar confirmed the news at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Athlone, noting that the company had “at long last” gotten in touch with the Department of Enterprise on Friday morning.
Twitter employs 500 people in its Dublin office, meaning that one-third of the workforce will be let go.