JP Morgan is one of the companies that has signalled its intention to expand in Ireland

Ireland has won about 3,000 jobs through investment from companies that are putting in place contingency plans because of Brexit, according to the IDA.

More than 40 companies have decided to either expand their existing operations or establish their first presence in Ireland as a consequence of the UK’s decision to withdraw from the European Union.

Martin Shanahan, the chief executive of IDA Ireland, said there were about 3,000 jobs associated with those investments but warned that the final number of roles created by companies would depend on the type of Brexit that was delivered.

“There have been over 40 investments that I think are identifiable [as] related to Brexit. Our estimate at this point would be that there are approximately 3,000 jobs associated with