Dublin IT firm to create 350 jobs with new HQ in Sandyford
The company said the new roles would be based primarily in Dublin, where Origina is establishing a new global headquarters in Sandyford.The expansion is expected to deliver up to €28m a year in direct economic contribution to the Irish economy.Origina provides independent software support and maintenance services for large enterprise systems, including software supplied by IBM, HCL and VMware.The company said the new jobs would span software engineering, security, data and artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise technology operations.The announcement was made alongside Enterprise Ireland’s end-of-year results for 2025, which show that total employment across companies supported by the agency rose to 232,425 last year.A total of 12,608 jobs were created across client companies, resulting in a net increase of 2,938 positions.Enterprise Ireland said that 69pc of jobs created by its client companies in 2025 were located outside the Dublin region, with employment growth recorded across all nine regions of the country.Today's News in 90 Seconds - Monday, January 26 The agency said it directly invested €50m in equity funding during the year, which leveraged a total of €440m in overall investment.Individual investments ranged from €100,000 to €2m as part of a funding strategy aimed at supporting companies as they grow.Employment grew across all three of Enterprise Ireland’s main sectors in 2025, it said.Food and sustainability companies employed 69,295 people, while industrial and life sciences firms accounted for 101,747 jobs, and employment in technology and services rose to 61,383.Sectoral growth was strongest in climate technology and renewable energy, where employment increased by 6.5pc, it said.Jobs in the housing sector rose by 4pc, while high-tech construction employment increased by 2.5pc, the fintech and financial services sector recorded growth of 4.9pc.Origina noted that Ireland would remain its strategic base as it continued to expand across Europe and North America.Separately, the company announced the launch of a new predictive software security product, which it said would be made available to customers from March.“This investment in our Irish operations reflects our ambition to grow and scale the company over the next five years,” said Tomás O'Leary, CEO of Origina.“I’m incredibly proud of the team and the innovation, dedication and ingenuity they bring as we continue on this growth journey.”
