Twitter to set up office in Dublin - graduate jobs

Online microblogging service Twitter is opening an international office in Dublin, bringing IT graduates the opportunity to work in one of the leading social media companies in the world.

Revealing the latest news, IDA Ireland tweeted: "Ireland is trending. Twitter to establish international office in Dublin."

Twitter's decision to follow the likes of Facebook, Yahoo! and Google to use Ireland as a base has been welcomed by jobs minister Richard Bruton, who described the move as a massive win.

Mr Bruton said: "Twitter is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing companies in the world.

"Today's announcement that it is to establish an international office in Ireland is a massive win, and shows there is real ground for Ireland's claim to be the internet capital of Europe.

"It also shows that, despite our difficulties, we still have real strengths as an economy, and it is important to acknowledge that.

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