Online ticketing giant Eventbrite plans to create 50 new jobs in Cork over the next three years at a new customer support centre in the city.

Eventbrite is to begin recruiting immediately for 15 full-time staff.

The company plans to hire employees who speak various languages, including German, Dutch, Italian, French and English to support its growing roster of customers around the world.

In cooperation with Eventbrite’s international network of customer support centres in San Francisco, Nashville and Mendoza, the new presence in Cork will serve event organisers around the world with 24-7 support.

The company, which was established in 2006 by Kevin Hartz, Julia Hartz and Renaud Visage, has processed more than $5bn in ticket sales across 180 countries and 100m tickets.

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