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Amazon opens first Irish fulfilment centre in Dublin

Recruitment for the site is currently underway.

ONLINE SHOPPING GIANT Amazon has officially opened its first Irish warehouse in Co Dublin, with 500 jobs set to be created at the site.

The company confirmed that the so-called fulfilment centre, located in Baldonnell, opened this week and it is the first of its kind in the Republic of Ireland.

A spokesperson for Amazon told The Journal that “we are delighted to have opened the doors of our first fulfilment centre in Dublin this week”.

“We are focusing on welcoming our new team and preparing the site in readiness to start delivering to our customers across Ireland.”

The 630,000-square-foot centre in Baldonnell Business Park will house millions of items that will be picked, packed and shipped to customers around Ireland and Europe.

AmazonBaldonnell A view of the site from the N7 Google Street View Google Street View

The site is set to employ around 500 people and it’s understood that wages are set to start at €13.50 an hour.

Recruitment for the site is currently underway.

When fully operational, the site will improve delivery times for Irish Amazon customers.

Last year, Amazon also announced that they would be opening a second delivery station at the Northwest Logistics Park in Ballycoolin, with over 20 jobs being created alongside driver roles.

The first delivery station opened in October 2020 in Rathcoole, Dublin, with 20 permanent jobs at the site.

Earlier in 2020, Amazon announced it had plans to create over 1,000 permanent jobs in Ireland and that it wanted to have 5,000 people employed in Ireland by 2022.

Its first office was opened in 2004, with the company also operating both customer service and web service facilities here.

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    Mute Keith O'Hanlon
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:02 PM

    Will we finally get an Amazon.ie option??

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    Mute 2thFairy
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:09 PM

    @Keith O’Hanlon: I believe, not.

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    Mute Peter Fleming
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    Aug 4th 2022, 4:26 PM

    @Keith O’Hanlon: https://who.is/whois/amazon.ie – looks like it’s been registered for years, so maybe it will be active son

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    Mute OnlyHereForTheComments
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    Aug 4th 2022, 4:55 PM

    @Peter Fleming: registered purely as a territory mark to prevent anyone else doing it

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    Mute Sam Cole
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    Aug 5th 2022, 9:58 AM

    @Keith O’Hanlon: of course not, they would lose a fortune on their currency conversion fees every time you make a purchase with a Euro card.

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    Mute mikeinclon
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:02 PM

    Will this cut out Brexit customs?

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    Mute Alan Lynch
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:35 PM

    @mikeinclon: should do on some items I’d imagine

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    Mute Type17
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:38 PM

    If there isn’t an Amazon.ie website, how will Irish customers ensure that their items come from this site, and avoid receiving items from the UK (Brexit delays & possible charges)?

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    Mute Charles McCarthy
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:45 PM

    @Type17: Would be helpful. For vat, tax reasons I can’t see how they would be able to continue to funnel via a UK registered entity.

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    Mute Buzz Killington
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:50 PM

    @Type17: Info about that seems very scant. I have read unverified reports that we will indeed be paying customs charges due to the business being ‘located’ in the UK. If that’s the case, then why would we bother? It’s completely counter intuitive.

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    Mute B2dL Me/You
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    Aug 4th 2022, 2:01 PM

    @Type17: Change your location to their Netherlands or Germany site. Longer shipping times but no customs charges.

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    Mute Mickety Dee
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    Aug 4th 2022, 2:31 PM

    @B2dL Me/You: There’s no custom charges when you buy from Amazon UK now. The main difference will be that they will ship from the Irish fulfillment center to your home meaning shorter delivery times and hopefully an expanded catalogue being sold here (think large tvs)

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    Mute Philip Holohan
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    Aug 4th 2022, 3:04 PM

    @Mickety Dee: are there not still custom charges on electronic items??

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    Mute Type17
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    Aug 4th 2022, 4:42 PM

    @B2dL Me/You: I have used Amazon.de with no issues, but some resellers won’t ship outside Germany (I’m aware of mailbox.de, but it seems like a bit too much hassle). For anyone wanting to use an EU Amazon site, you can set them to English language and it works very well.
    TBH, I’m trying to find alternatives to giving Amazon any more money…

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    Mute Mickety Dee
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    Aug 4th 2022, 5:45 PM

    @Philip Holohan: Not if you buy from Amazon UK as they take care of the paperwork and charge Irish vat @23%. A lot of other UK sites don’t bother so you could be caught by customs if ordering from them

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    Mute Ronan Kelly
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    Aug 4th 2022, 9:42 PM

    @B2dL Me/You: that’s what I did. At least you know exactly what you’re paying, no worries about customs fees etc

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    Mute Shane Brigdale
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    Aug 4th 2022, 11:39 PM

    @Mickety Dee: I got charged €83 customs and vat on an Amazon order. It wasn’t posted in Amazon packaging though.

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    Mute Bród Corporate Rainbow Healy-Rae-Nua
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    Aug 5th 2022, 1:03 AM

    @Type17: just don’t order from amazon.co.uk? Or from amazon at all preferably.

    And if you must use amazon, use the .de version so you’ve no duty to pay.

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    Mute Marcus Suridius
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    Aug 5th 2022, 8:29 AM

    @Type17: it says when your adding the item to your bascket what country it’s coming from.

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    Mute Gill James
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    Aug 5th 2022, 10:15 AM

    @B2dL Me/You: I use Amazon france and italy too – prices can vary.

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    Mute Stephen O'Neill
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    Aug 4th 2022, 12:59 PM

    I hope Bezos and Co that their staff a little better than in other locations.

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    Mute Stephen O'Neill
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:00 PM

    @Stephen O’Neill: *treat their staff

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    Mute Charles McCarthy
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:43 PM

    @Stephen O’Neill: to treats?

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    Mute Stephen O'Neill
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    Aug 4th 2022, 3:18 PM

    @Charles McCarthy: no treats at all. Not even a toilet break

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    Mute Brianán McBride
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    Aug 4th 2022, 4:26 PM

    @Stephen O’Neill: I was thinking the same thing.

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    Mute Pete O'Reilly
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    Aug 4th 2022, 4:56 PM

    @Stephen O’Neill: what about a #2 !!!

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    Mute Eugene Kelly
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:14 PM

    Fulfilment centre???

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    Mute Nora McElhinney
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:20 PM

    @Eugene Kelly: sounds a bit kinky alright hahaha…..

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    Mute Ashling Fenton
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:24 PM

    @Nora McElhinney: Where the items will live

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    Mute Alex Marquis
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:45 PM

    @Eugene Kelly: a lovely example of corporate Newspeak.

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    Mute Colm Molloy
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    Aug 5th 2022, 5:47 AM

    @Eugene Kelly: Where parcels find fulfillment before their last voyage on their lifes path to you, the consumer .
    All parcels arrive fulfilled and woke

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    Mute liam
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    Aug 4th 2022, 12:55 PM

    WIll that center have some one to answer the phone or reply to emails?? The others centers seem unable to help customers with Amazon related problems

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    Mute Jim Buckley Barrett
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:02 PM

    @liam: Strange, I’ve never had any issues with customer support from Amazon.

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    Mute Rmaybe
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:14 PM

    @liam: try webtext I’ve always had instant solutions that way

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    Mute Laura Crowe
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    Aug 4th 2022, 1:59 PM

    They’ve been shipping from there for a while now. Couple of times ordered something on a Saturday evening and had it delivered by the Amazon van Sunday morning.

    This is the “official” opening.
    The delivery time estimate when ordering is an indication – next day delivery.

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    Mute Charles McCarthy
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    Aug 4th 2022, 2:12 PM

    @Laura Crowe: Are the associated customs charges reflected in the price considering the product was shipped from an irish location?

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    Mute Laura Crowe
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    Aug 6th 2022, 4:58 PM

    @Charles McCarthy: no additional charges were made at all.

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    Mute Derek Cawley
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    Aug 4th 2022, 3:29 PM

    The wrong Amazon is burning

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    Mute François Pignon
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    Aug 4th 2022, 5:04 PM

    13.50 an hour wont go far when paying the bills or rent. Maybe it is time to have multinational minimum wage of 25 euro an hour. They get with murder on the tax they pay.

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    Mute Paul Watchorn
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    Aug 4th 2022, 2:10 PM

    Sounds like a Brothel.

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    Mute Declan Moran
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    Aug 4th 2022, 2:16 PM

    @Paul Watchorn: ah, back to the early 90′s lol :)

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    Aug 4th 2022, 3:00 PM

    @Declan Moran:

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    Mute Paul Watchorn
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    Aug 4th 2022, 3:00 PM

    @Declan Moran:

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    Mute Declan Moran
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    Aug 4th 2022, 3:01 PM

    @Paul Watchorn: Qué

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    Mute Alan
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    Aug 4th 2022, 11:17 PM

    The less we use companies like Amazon the better. I know its cheaper and convenient but that comes at a cost. Its an awful employer and its ruining local businesses.

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    Mute Mark Dawson
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    Aug 4th 2022, 10:17 PM

    They create very few proper jobs , they finance people to work soley for them and they employ drivers as self employed so they have no contributions or holiday pay or employment laws to worry about, should not be allowed

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    Mute Cathal Byrne
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    Aug 4th 2022, 3:54 PM

    @Philip Holohan: If the item originally comes from outside the EU, there are customs charges one way or another. If you buy from Amazon UK, and you are in Ireland, you will be charged Irish VAT, not UK VAT. This is why the price increases when you check out, because Irish VAT is 23%, not 20%. This is due to “distance selling” VAT rules.

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    Mute Buzz Killington
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    Aug 4th 2022, 5:34 PM

    @Cathal Byrne: Yes, but what about the extra customs charges for any items above €23? This is the crux of the matter.

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    Mute H
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    Aug 4th 2022, 11:10 PM

    Another slave center .

    I’ve order stuff from Holland up to 10pm. And have it the next morning. Not from Amazon.

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    Mute Type17
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    Aug 5th 2022, 6:57 AM

    @H: who are you using for that?

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    Mute Gary Kearney
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    Aug 4th 2022, 6:43 PM

    I have to laugh as the biggest problem Amazon have is half the delivery staff dont know where the addresses are.

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    Mute Tacita O'Copa
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    Aug 5th 2022, 8:54 PM

    @Gary Kearney: It’s child’s play to find an Irish address. Type or paste the Eircode into a mapping website and it drops a marker on the building. Select the Directions option, add your starting point, and the route is mapped for you.

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    Mute Deirdre Moffat
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    Aug 5th 2022, 7:42 AM

    Use Amazon.de site. Much quicker, better prices and no customs charges!

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    Mute John Mulligan
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    Aug 4th 2022, 5:39 PM

    That’s been open for months.

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    Mute Billybutcher
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    Aug 4th 2022, 10:06 PM

    New high tech jobs.. eh

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    Mute Jonathan O'Riordan
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    Aug 5th 2022, 8:33 AM

    More Chinese stuff

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    Mute Kartik Mehta
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    Aug 6th 2022, 11:44 AM

    Wonder if this will help with making returns any easier?

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    Mute Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown
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    Aug 5th 2022, 3:40 PM

    Can someone explain why you have to pay custom charges with Amazon.co.uk if you get delivered from Ireland?

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    Mute Tacita O'Copa
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    Aug 5th 2022, 8:56 PM

    @Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown: I would have expected a doctor like you to be smart enough to be able to explain it to everyone else.

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