Construction has begun on a new 150 million euro Google data centre in west Dublin.
400 jobs will be created during the building phase.
The first section is expected to be completed later this year.
It's the second data centre to be built by the internet giant at the site in Profile Park - 30 people are employed full time at the existing operation.
The head of Google Ireland Ronan Harris, said "The data centre that we built in Dublin in 2012 has worked really well for us and created around 30 full-time jobs. We have now started construction on our second data centre and we have been working with the local community as the building gets underway."
The data centre will use an advanced air-cooling system to keep its computers running smoothly. Google says this will mean it will rank amongst the most energy efficient in the world. The company says Ireland's naturally cool climate helps them to significantly reduce their energy requirements and helps maintain its status as a carbon-neutral company.
