Twitter To Open Office In Ireland -Irish Jobs Minister

Twitter To Open Office In Ireland -Irish Jobs Minister

4:47 AM ET 9/26/11 | Dow Jones

DUBLIN (Dow Jones)--Twitter Inc., the social networking site, will set up an international office in Ireland, Irish Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said Monday.

Bruton said Twitter will join companies such as Facebook, LinkedIn Corp.(LNKD), and Google Inc. (GOOG) which have already established bases in Ireland.

The move shows that, despite significant job losses, the "underlying strengths" of the Irish economy are being recognised, he said.

Twitter has yet to say how many jobs it will create in Ireland, he told Irish broadcaster RTE Radio.