Apple Ireland
Apple designs and creates iPods and iTunes, Mac laptops and desktop computers, the OS X operating system, and the iPhone. The company first established operations in Ireland in 1980.
The company is based in Cork and currently employs over 5,000 people as a result of a 25% increase in workforce over 2015. CEO of Apple Tim Cook describes this office as their most diverse, with employees coming from more than 80 countries.
It was announced in November 2015 that Apple would construct a new building at the Hollyhill site and would provide a further 1,000 jobs.
Financial Data
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31st Dec 17 Source: Company
- €119.2 billion turnover
- 6,000 employees
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31st Dec 16 Source: Estimated
- €8.5 billion turnover
- 5,000 employees
- 6 more years available »
Ranking
By Turnover
(€119.2 billion)- 1st in Top Companies
- 1st in Consumer Technology
- 1st in Business Technology
- 1st in Communications
- 1st in Manufacturing
By Employees
(6,000)- 35th in Top Companies
- 3rd in Consumer Technology
- 1st in Business Technology
- 1st in Communications
- 7th in Manufacturing
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- 6,000
- €119.2 billion
Employees
- Cathy Kearney CEO/Managing Director
Latest News
- Feb 17 Apple warns it will not meet revenue guidance for March quarter
- Feb 17 Legal row erupts over €85m contract
- Feb 17 Broadband firm challenges decision over next-generation standards
- Feb 17 Alstom agrees to buy Bombardier train unit for up to €6.2bn
- Feb 17 UK’s opposition to regulatory alignment not a tactic in EU trade talks, official says