A summary of some of the largest and highest-profile losses at other leading companies in the last 18 months.
2009 - January
PC giant Dell announces the closure of its Limerick plant and 1,900 redundancies.
The world-renowned Waterford Crystal closes its last major glass-making plant in the south-east with 480 workers laid off.
Ulster Bank demonstrates the effect of the global banking crisis with plans for 750 redundancies and the closure of First Active branches.
Supermarket chain Superquinn confirms it plans to shed 400 jobs and closes its Dundalk store.
Dublin Bus announces plans to reduce its fleet and make about 290 workers redundant.
Electrical manufacturer Kostal compounds fears over the depth of the recession with plans to cut 300 workers from the payroll.
February
About 1,135 well paid aircraft maintenance workers at the SR Technics plant are told the Dublin Airport plant is shutting down.
May
Delivery business DHL announces 250 job cuts with the closure of several depots around the country.
July
Multinational microchip firm Intel details plans to reduce its Leixlip workforce by 300.
November
GlaxoSmithKline reveals 250 workers will be laid off with the closure of its Stiefel laboratories plant in Sligo.
2010 - February
Bank of Scotland (Ireland) shocks the Irish financial sector by announcing the complete closure of its Halifax branch network and 750 job losses.
March
Aer Lingus crew vote in favour of a 97 million euro cost-cutting exercise, resulting in about 670 redundancies.
April
The crisis-hit Quinn group is forced to announce 900 lay-offs at its insurance division as it attempts to trade through administration.