MCCI Member Intel has announced a 4.38€B investment into its fab in Leixlip Ireland. It is the largest single private sector investment into Ireland and will help Intel to move production in its Irish facility to 14nm and beyond.
Intel employs 4,500 people in its Leixlip plant with a further 700 employees in Intel Shannon and Intel owned companies in Cork/Belfast. There are 5,000 construction workers working on the facility in Leixlip.