More jobs on the way... 100 positions confirmed as Yelp opens Dublin HQ

Recruitment for Irish-based jobs at the business review site is already under way.

BUSINESS REVIEW SITE Yelp has announced its to open a European headquarters in Dublin, with the creation of 100 jobs.

Founded in San Francisco in 2004, the site had a monthly average of 132 million users by the start of this year.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny met with executives at the company at their California offices yesterday, as he continued his three day trade trip to the US west coast.

He welcomed the jobs announcement, saying that winning investments “from leading international digital media companies” was an important part of the country’s recovery plan.

Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman said the Dublin offices would be “the engine behind our European revenue generation efforts”.

Recruitment for the available roles is already under way.

Good news Galway: Hewlett Packard is creating 100 new jobs

Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone...

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

Learn More Support The Journal

Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

Jobswatch

Author

Daragh Brophy

View 36 comments

Send Tip or Correction

36 Comments

Defamation

Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel.
Racism or Hate speech

An attack on an individual or group based on religion, race, gender, or beliefs.
Trolling or Off-topic

An attempt to derail the discussion.
Inappropriate language

Profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or slurs.
Spam

Advertising, phishing, scamming, bots, or repetitive posts.
Other

News in 60 seconds