Dublin

Dublin, the Capital of Ireland, is situated on Ireland’s east coast and is a young and energetic city with an abundance of business activity. It's is a highly sought after place to live and work, with a wide range of different businesses - from global companies to tech businesses and start-ups, choosing to base their offices here. The City itself has plenty to offer with its historic buildings, green spaces and a vast array of shops, bars and restaurants.

What does the city have to offer? 

The city attracts a wide range of different business types and sizes with its strong pool of highly skilled multilingual workers, such as; professional services, legal, financial services, technology and aviation. Examples of businesses here are – Twitter, EY, Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Dropbox, and Deloitte.

CBD

The majority of businesses are situated in the CBD and Silicon Docks. Numerous businesses are situated within the CBD, which is largely regarded as being concentrated in Dublin 2 and 4. In this area, there is a combination of modern office blocks and Georgian buildings with plenty of character.

The Silicon Docks

Slightly to the East of the city centre are the Silicon docks. The Silicon docks is a nickname for the area in Dublin around the Grand Canal Dock, which makes reference to Silicon Valley because of the large number of tech companies that have their European headquarters here. This area stretches to the IFSC, City centre East, and city centre South near the Grand Canal. In recent years it has become one of the most prosperous areas in the country.

Google, Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook all have their European headquarters in the Silicon Docks area making it an extremely desirable and well-known area for not just tech companies, and start-ups but also corporate businesses. This area also attracts global companies from a range of different industries, such as Accenture, Amazon, Airbnb and HSBC Bank.

Transport Links

Dublin is a compact city that benefits from excellent transport links, making it very accessible and easy to commute around the city. There are various different transport options available from a bus, train and road links, to the airport. The LUAS (Metro) and the DART (train) offer quick links across the city, whilst the Commuter trains provide connections throughout Ireland buses. Dublin airport is conveniently located approximately 10km north of Dublin city centre, and there are a number of bus services that provide easy access to and from the airport.

Amenities

Outside of Work, Dublin has plenty of things to see and do throughout the city.  In the St Stephen’s green area, for example, you can find numerous restaurants, bars and popular pubs.  There are also museums and galleries, for example, the National Museum of Archaeology and History and the National Gallery of Ireland. There are two major cathedrals, St Patrick’s and Christ Church, and plenty of green spaces for a lunchtime stroll or picnic.  For shopping, there is Grafton Street and O’Connell Street, which are both known for their selection of shops, cafes and restaurants.

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