OpenText to Create 400 Jobs with €105 Million Investment in Cork

This €105 million investment, supported by the Irish government through IDA Ireland, is the largest investment in Ireland by a Canadian-headquartered technology company. The funding will support operations and research and development in key areas such as agentic AI, sovereign cloud, and cybersecurity.

The investment will create high-skilled jobs at OpenText’s locations in Cork and Galway. Teams based in Ireland will help develop, secure, deploy, and manage AI and cloud technologies for customers across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

The investment doubles OpenText’s commitment to Ireland and will help expand the company’s capabilities in agentic AI, cybersecurity, sovereign cloud services, and digital operations. It is aimed at supporting businesses, governments, and public sector organizations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

OpenText announced the investment in Dublin alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, and IDA Ireland CEO Michael Lohan. The announcement marks a major step forward in technology and economic cooperation between Canada, and Ireland.

OpenText’s expanded operations in Europe will help organizations in highly regulated and mission critical industries gain greater control over data management, cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure.

The investment supports OpenText’s cloud-of-choice strategy, giving customers the flexibility to use hybrid, public, private, or sovereign cloud environments based on their business, regulatory, and security needs.

For more than 35 years, OpenText has helped organizations manage, protect, and make better use of their most important data. The expansion in Ireland is an important part of the companys global strategy to support enterprise AI through secure data management, cybersecurity, sovereign cloud services and operational resilience.

As part of its long-term growth plans, OpenText also intends to explore partnerships with Irish universities, and research institutions. These collaborations could focus on areas such as AI cybersecurity and secure digital operations while helping develop future talent and innovation.

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"OpenText's investment in Ireland is a strong endorsement of the deep and growing economic partnership between Ireland and Canada," said Taoiseach Micheál Martin. "It reflects the strength of our longstanding relationship and will help create new opportunities for innovation, trade and high-value job creation between our two countries. Furthermore, as Ireland prepares to take up the EU Presidency, investments of this scale underline our role in shaping Europe's competitiveness in AI, digital infrastructure and innovation and reflect the kind of international partnership that will be central to Europe's future growth and resilience."

"Organisations across Europe are looking for trusted partners that can help them deploy AI securely, govern it responsibly, and operate with confidence across increasingly complex digital environments," said Shannon Bell, EVP, Chief Digital Officer and CIO, OpenText. "This investment expands our EMEA R&D and operations capacity to deliver the trusted AI, cybersecurity, and cloud capabilities our clients already rely on globally, while giving European organisations greater regional support and flexibility across the cloud environments of their choice."

Speaking of the announcement Michael Lohan, CEO of IDA Ireland said, "AI is one of the most significant growth drivers in the global economy today, and OpenText's decision to invest in Ireland reflects our strength as a strategic location for world-leading companies seeking talent, innovation and a trusted environment in which to scale international operations. Particularly welcome is the creation of high-skilled roles across two regional locations, which highlights the depth of talent available throughout the country.

About OpenText

Founded in 1991, OpenText is a global data management company that helps organization's securely manage, protect and use their data. Its technologies turn data into valuable information, and insights, providing a strong foundation for enterprise AI.

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