Hewlett Packard Enterprise cuts Galway workforce despite pledge to create 150 jobs

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    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/hewlett-packard-enterprise-cuts-galway-workforce-despite-pledge-to-create-150-jobs/",
    "title": "Hewlett Packard Enterprise cuts Galway workforce despite pledge to create 150 jobs - irishtimes.com",
    "excerpt": "Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) Galway operation has spent more than €2 million on exit packages for staff since announcing a large hiring drive in 2023. The US-headquartered IT company said in October 2023 it planned to create 150 new roles at its cloud computing research and development facility in Galway. The announcement about extra roles at HPE’s Galway operation came two years after it previously announced 150 additional jobs at the Galway office. Former minister for enterprise Simon Coveney said at the time the announcement was a “fresh vote of confidence” in Galway by the company. HPE chief technology officer Fidelma Russo said there was potential for the firm to expand its presence in Galway even further in the coming years. New financial filings for Hewlett-Packard Galway Limited show it has spent $2.3 million (€2 million) on redundancy payments to staff since announcing plans to significantly expand the Galway office. The company’s accounts for the year that ended October 2023 said the average monthly number of staff at the company was 309 in the period. Staff numbers rose to 374 during the following year, but new accounts for the 12-month period to the end of October 2025 show staff levels fell to 340. Commenting on the figures, a spokesperson for Hewlett Packard Enterprise said: “Galway continues to be a thriving hub for HPE. Research and development activity...",
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