Accenture is making 890 of its staff in Ireland redundant.

In a statement, the company said it was “commencing a collective employee consultation for a proposed redundancy programme”.

It said around 890 people at Accenture in Ireland would be impacted by the redundancies - nearly 14% of its Irish workforce.

An Accenture spokesperson said the business in Ireland “continues to show strong performance”.

“We remain focused on our strategy to be at the centre of our clients' business and help them reinvent themselves to reach new levels of performance,” she said.

“We continue to focus on ensuring we have the right talent to serve our clients, to invest in our people and recruit in critical skills areas.

“We remain firmly committed to our business in Ireland and will continue managing for the long term.”

In March, Accenture announced plans to cut around 2.5% of its workforce around the world in a bid to ‘streamline its operations’.

Accenture currently employs around 6,500 people in Ireland.

It is the latest in a string of job losses in the corporate and tech sectors, with Amazon, Facebook owner Meta, and Google are among those who have announced cuts.