IBM said it plans to hire up to 800 more people in Ireland to help build advanced software underpinned by AI technology, the state investment agency IDA Ireland said on Thursday. The move by the US software and consultancy services provider marks the biggest job announcement in the country’s multinational sector this year. IBM is already one of the largest multinational employers in Ireland with 3,000 staff. The new roles will require the employees to build advanced software based on generative artificial intelligence in high growth areas like security, automation and hybrid cloud. Here’s the …