Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister James Lawless joined Microsoft to mark its 40th anniversary in the country and announce new educational investments.

This comes as Microsoft publishes its 2025 socio-economic impact report, revealing contributions of €40 billion to Ireland’s economy over the past decade.

The report, conducted by Indecon, shows that Microsoft, along with its wider network, contributed €4.9 billion to Ireland’s economic output last year alone. Since establishing a Dublin presence in 1985, the company has expanded its footprint to over 6,400 employees across Leopardstown, Grange Castle, Activision Blizzard King, and LinkedIn operations. Microsoft supports more than 20,000 jobs in Ireland through direct, indirect, and induced employment.

The company has invested €1.8 billion in research and development since 2014, filing 676 patents and launching 89 new products in Ireland. Microsoft has enabled nearly 900 start-ups and over 500 partners to scale their businesses, while engaging 550 suppliers and supporting more than 5,000 construction jobs since 2019.

Microsoft has also provided €137 million in philanthropic grants and €120 million in donations, with employees volunteering over 940,000 hours. Its data centre campuses are powered entirely by renewable energy, with over 500 megawatts of capacity already operating in Ireland.

Building on its 40-year presence, Microsoft will invest an additional €4 million in AI skilling over the next three years, complementing €8 million invested since 2018. This funding supports the Microsoft Dream Space initiative, which has engaged over 500,000 students.

A new €1 million Dream Space hub at Grange Castle will provide hands-on STEM and AI education for more than 5,000 students and hundreds of teachers, covering physical computing, electrical engineering, and cloud operations.

Explore the full details of Microsoft’s economic and educational impact in the complete report.