Around 350 jobs in Ireland are reportedly at risk as Meta moves ahead with a new round of global workforce reductions tied to its expanding investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The company informed staff last month that it planned to cut roughly 10% of its global workforce — equivalent to around 8,000 employees — while also freezing thousands of unfilled positions.
According to reports from Irish broadcaster RTÉ, Ireland-based employees received early morning emails warning they could be affected by the redundancy programme. Meta has also submitted a collective redundancy notification to the Irish Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.
Meta currently employs around 1,800 people in Ireland, making the reported cuts a significant reduction to its local workforce. The company has not publicly commented on the reports.
The latest restructuring comes as Meta sharply increases spending on AI systems, infrastructure and computing capacity. Reports suggest the company plans to spend roughly as much on AI this year alone as it did over the previous three years combined.
Since 2022, Meta has carried out several major rounds of layoffs, eliminating tens of thousands of jobs. Although hiring resumed last year and overall staffing levels had recovered close to pre-layoff levels, the current cuts are expected to be the company’s largest since 2023.
Meta’s move reflects a wider trend across the technology sector, where firms are simultaneously investing heavily in AI development while reducing headcount in other parts of their businesses to control costs and redirect resources toward AI-related growth.
