HP's Commitment to Ireland
HP recently celebrated 40 years in Ireland. The company employs 4,500 staff across locations in Kildare (HQ), Dublin and Galway, with commitment to continue furthering employment in these locations.
Investment in Educational, Research & Development Programs
HP believes investment is vital to move Ireland further along the way to becoming a leader in next generation 
Taoiseach Enda Kenny at HP, Leixlipengineering, manufacturing and related information technologies. Investment underlines the natural progression of the HQ in Leixlip from a manufacturing site to an organisation with greater responsibility for earlier research and development cycles.
Below are just some examples of HP's work in this area, others include: internships with Irish universities; graduate hiring programs and PhD sponsorships.
Research with CRANN
In 2004, the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI), the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College Dublin and HP collaborated on an ambitious, three-year research project to the value of €1.8 million, in the field of carbon nanotube composites.
Technology Development Centre
HP Manufacturing Ltd invested €21.4 Million in the establishment of a world-class Technology Development Centre in Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
Dublin Inkjet Manufacturing
Establishment of Dublin Inkjet Manufacturing to work with the US corporate ink supplier as a research and development partner.
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
DERI is the result of a very successful partnership between HP, SFI and National University of Ireland Galway. The institute carries out cutting-edge research on the next generation 'semantic web'. DERI reaches out to second-level schools to promote ICT careers to students.
Cloud Services
A global project designed and managed from a team based in Galway for the development and deliverance of cloud services.
ICT in Education Initiatives
HP believes that it is a national imperative that ICT should be a core part of any learning environment.
HP DIT Innovation Forum
Lecture series providing an important opportunity for academics, students and business leaders to debate and discuss the latest thinking and practices to ensure that Irish businesses remain internationally competitive in these challenging times.
Post-Graduate Masters Programmes
HP sponsors two post-graduate Masters programmes in DIT.
The Innovation in Education Grant
HP operates a grant opportunity entitled HP Innovation in Education. HP seeks proposals from secondary schools and higher education institutions that are pursuing the use of technology to enhance academic success in maths, science, engineering and technology subject areas. Each award consists of equipment and cash valued at around €70,000. Awards will go to a maximum of 40 education institutions in selected markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Laptops for Students
HP participates in a number of schemes to help students in third level institutions.
Dedicated Research & Development
We invest in dedicated research and development, supporting the work of more than 30,000 technical contributors. Most of our R&D is housed in our business units - Personal Systems, Imaging & Printing, and Technology Solutions - and focuses on evolutionary innovation to deliver more advanced products and services. The rest is in HP Labs, our central research arm, and focuses on revolutionary innovation with a longer time horizon.
We’ve sharpened the focus of HP Labs by targeting research to eight high-impact areas where our customers face their biggest challenges and HP has the biggest opportunities. HP Labs embraces a philosophy of open innovation, working with universities around the world and partners in the industry to tap the collective intelligence of the best and brightest. Additionally, we’ve balanced our portfolio across exploratory, applied and advanced research. We have infused Labs with an entrepreneurial approach that transfers breakthrough technology more rapidly into commercial applications.