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Dublin is the capital and most populous city of the Republic of Ireland. It is located on the country’s east coast and has been the site of much of its economic, social, and historical development over the past 1,000 years or so.
A huge amount of social, economic and cultural upheaval has taken place in the city over the last several centuries, and not least since the end of the Second World War.
Periods of economic stagnation, decline, and ultimately rejuvenation have had a major impact on how the city looks and how Dubliners see themselves.
County Dublin
The city lies in the heart of County Dublin, one of 26 counties in the Republic of Ireland, which covers an area of almost 1,000 square kilometres in the Province of Leinster. The most recent census indicated that around 1.46 million people live in the region, with the vast majority living in and around the major urban centre, which is close to the mouth of the River Liffey.
Having first been founded by Vikings in the first millennium, Dublin was subject to numerous invasions, conflicts and colonisations during the first thousand years of its history. Eventually, the British Empire came to dominate administrative matters in the Irish capital and precipitate the most lasting changes to the city and its surroundings.
Georgian Period
As far as Dublin is concerned, the so-called Georgian period, between 1714 and 1830, was marked by large-scale rebuilding and development under British rule. Despite having been one of the most populous cities in Europe around 1700, Dublin remained an essentially medieval city, and a great deal of work was required to turn it into something more like the city we know today.
For better or worse, the Georgian period gave Dublin its defining architectural features for the better part of two centuries. The housing projects established on both the north and south sides of the river were the result of a house-building boom in the 1800s, and many of these properties remained intact until very recently.
This link to an architectural and cultural past is greatly valued in some respects, but by the 1990s, the 200-year-old housing stock was in obvious disrepair.
Rejuvenation and the ‘Celtic Tiger’ period
Ireland has never been an industrial powerhouse and was for decades regarded by many as something of a European backwater. But this has all changed in recent years, as a period of unprecedented economic dynamism has led the country to be dubbed the ‘Celtic Tiger’.
In fact, for around a decade after 1997, Dublin and Ireland as a whole enjoyed economic growth rates that were the envy of much of Europe and the developed world. Indeed, for a number of years, the country’s economy grew dramatically, with annual growth rates consistently getting close to or topping double figures.
After the Downturn
As was the case for much of the world, the Irish economy took a notable turn for the worse in the few years after 2007, but the prior decade saw a number of significant positive developments for Ireland and Dublin in particular that have stood the economy in good stead.
Many of the world’s biggest and best-known companies now have permanent offices and business centres in Dublin, and major players in the information and communications technology industries have established their European headquarters in the area in recent years.
Household names like Google, LinkedIn, Meta and PayPal all have offices in Dublin, while Intel and Hewlett-Packard both have significant manufacturing centres nearby.
Dublin’s Office Space Market
Dublin’s strategic geographic position, low corporate tax rates, and business support infrastructure have made the city a popular location for international companies looking to establish their European or EMEA headquarters.
Long-established household names such as Coca-Cola and Vodafone, and large professional services companies such as Accenture, Deloitte and KPMG discovered the strategic benefits of Dublin as an office space location many years ago.
In recent years, the city has also seen giants of the tech world, including Amazon and LinkedIn, take office space there.
Many of these new-wave office occupiers have taken space in the Dublin Docklands, specifically around Grand Canal Dock, leading to the district being renamed Silicon Docks.
In January 2019, Airbnb Inc. rented 40,000 square feet of office space in Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock area, relocating its employees from the Watermarque building to the Reflector building.
The Reflector building in the Tech District is already home to firms including Facebook, Google and Wix.
The D2 postcode area south of the river, as well as D1 north of the Liffey, still remain vibrant and popular business districts, as does Ballsbridge D4.
In fact, some tech giants, including LinkedIn and Amazon, have chosen to base themselves in these traditional business districts of the city centre.
And 2018 saw the 870,000-square-foot mega letting by Facebook in Ballsbridge.
In 2019, Paddy Power signed for just under 50,000 square feet at the Belfield Office Campus in Dublin 4.
Other popular office space locations include the Swords area near Dublin Airport and out-of-town business parks such as Blanchardstown Business Park and Sandyford.
The largest deal of 2019 was the pre-letting of 430,000 square feet to Salesforce at Spencer Place.
Salesforce already occupies approximately 150,000 square feet between Central Park and Sandyford Business Park, so this deal represents a trebling of their office space footprint in Dublin.
Other large deals of 2019 include Facebook taking 175,000 square feet at Nova Atria South and Docusign taking 99,000 square feet at 5 Hanover Quay.
Other popular locations, particularly for individuals and companies seeking office space outside the city centre, include Foxrock, Tallaght and Blackrock.
In 2019, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd took 18,500 square feet of office space at Trident House in Blackrock.
Dublin’s favourable business environment has long attracted international business, and recent and future deals may also be Brexit-motivated.
It is important for many businesses, for many reasons, to have a presence in an EU country, and there has already been an increase in companies taking virtual offices in Dublin for face-value purposes.
An average of 310,000 square feet of take-up occurred each quarter since Q1 2020, compared with a quarterly average of 820,000 square feet in the preceding five years.
A total of 1.5 million square feet of leasehold office deals were transacted in 2021.
In 2022, take-up was slightly below the 10-year annual average but represented a 60 per cent increase on the previous year.
In 2023, it was predicted that prime rents would reach pre-pandemic levels of €62.50 per square foot in Dublin’s CBD, with suburban rents at €28 per square foot.
In January 2025, it was announced that global financial services company Wells Fargo would lease 26,000 square feet of office space at the new 6-acre Coopers Cross mixed-use development in the North Docklands D1 area.
In April 2025, it was announced that the AI platform Workday had agreed to locate its EMEA headquarters at the College Square development in Dublin city centre.
The deal involved a pre-let of approximately 416,000 square feet of ‘super-prime’ office space and marked Europe’s largest office deal since the pandemic.
Dublin’s full‑year take‑up by way of office lettings reached 2.6 million square feet in 2025, an increase of 14.5 per cent on the previous year and above the long‑term average for the first time since before the pandemic.
In Q4 2025, CBRE reported that total active demand across the Dublin market was 2.5 million square feet, with two major legal requirements making up just under 10 per cent of the total, alongside strong demand from AI companies.
Prime headline office rents increased to €65 per square foot in Q4, reflecting stronger demand for best-in-class space combined with limited availability of modern stock.
In April 2026, JLL reported that the Dublin leased office market maintained 2025’s momentum, recording take-up of 377,000 square feet across 40 office letting deals in Q1 2026.
This figure was 34 per cent above the five-year Q1 average.
The total vacancy rate across the Dublin market fell to 12.6 per cent at the end of Q1 2026, continuing a run of four consecutive quarterly declines from Q1 2025, when the vacancy rate was 15.9 per cent.
Due to continued pressure on developers amid an uncertain macroeconomic climate, Dublin’s development pipeline was at its lowest level since 2013 and 2014, following the Great Recession.
There was 1,490, 000 square feet of space under construction, with only 398,000 square feet scheduled to deliver over the following 24 months.
Flexible workspace market in Dublin
Coworking and flex space providers have contributed significantly to Dublin’s office space take-up in recent years, and in 2019, WeWork took 18,000 square feet at George’s Quay House, representing their seventh deal in the city since entering the market in Q4 of 2017.
And Pembroke Hall took just under 16,000 square feet of office space at Ballast House on the junction of Aston Quay and Westmoreland Street.
Office providers carve up office space to offer private office suites, coworking spaces with hot desking (or floating desks), dedicated desks in shared office settings, and managed office space solutions.
These flexible workspace solutions provide space on flexible licence agreements rather than leases. The offices are serviced, meaning the monthly payment covers occupancy costs such as City Rates, utilities, insurance, service charge, cleaning, and furnishings, among others.
Broadband and telecoms are pre-installed and many flexible workspace centres provide showers, bicycle storage, coffee on tap, printing and copying facilities and more, many also have community managers organising a calendar of social and business networking events.
The flexible workspace market has grown significantly since 2010, and with economic uncertainty surrounding Brexit and other macroeconomic events, demand for flexibility and agility among companies is expected to increase.
Businesses of all sizes and sectors are increasingly demanding short-term, flexible real estate agreements that allow them to scale up, contract, or relocate rapidly.
They want to take possession quickly and have the facilities provided to them automatically on arrival.
Once a solution for start-ups or SMEs seeking office space, large multinationals such as Facebook and Microsoft are now opting for flexible workspace solutions in Dublin to complement their traditional leasehold office portfolios.
Companies of all sizes are now realising the financial and strategic benefits of serviced offices and coworking spaces.
Many of the larger office space providers are now offering custom-built HQ options for larger teams and companies wishing to utilise flexible workspace solutions.
These providers offer whole floors, multiple floors, and even whole buildings, which will be fit-out to an occupier’s bespoke requirements and then managed by the provider.
These managed offices are becoming an increasingly popular corporate office space solution in Dublin.
Managed office space, also referred to as furnished or fitted office space and sometimes Cat B space, can be branded by an occupier.
Managed offices in Dublin, as in other major cities, have seen significant growth in demand in recent years as they blend the benefits of leased and serviced offices.
Managed offices offer greater autonomy and control for the occupier and longer terms than serviced offices, yet greater agility than rented or leased space.
Providers, operators and landlords remove many elements of property and facilities management from the occupier. Managed space reduces capital expenditure and dilapidations liabilities, and brings accounting efficiencies through all-inclusive fixed-cost rental pricing.
Branded managed offices in Dublin often incorporate a custom fit-out and bespoke service and amenities package.
International office and coworking space providers such as WeWork and IWG have a large presence in Dublin, as do Irish providers Glandore, Pembroke Hall, Iconic, and OfficePods; these 6 providers control just under 60 per cent of the Dublin flexible office space market.
In terms of pricing, across all flexible workspaces, serviced office desk pricing depends on several factors, including the total amount of desk space required, the length of commitment, current availability, a bespoke service agreement, and so forth.
Generally, the average price of a desk in a flexible workspace building remains at €500 per desk per month.
Cheaper serviced offices in Dublin can be found for around €300 per desk per month.
High-end luxury serviced offices in more modern spaces can cost from €650 per desk per month.
In 2026, there were 38 flex space providers in Dublin offering an increasingly diverse range of workspace options from a variety of building types across the city. Profiles of each of these can be found in this directory.
Please get in touch to discuss your flexible workspace requirements, and we will be happy to assist.
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Transport
Dublin Airport is located around 6 miles north of the city, in Swords, in what was, until relatively recently, an entirely rural area. The airport carried more than 36.4 million passengers in 2025, with the bulk of flights to other UK or European destinations. Resident carriers Aer Lingus and others run long-haul flights from Dublin, but most of the traffic heads to and from the UK, with over 90 daily departures to one of London’s five major airports.
As the country’s capital, Dublin is naturally at the centre of Ireland’s national transport system, with links to all other parts of the island stretching out from the east coast destination. The city is served directly by the M50 motorway, light rail, national rail, and a commuter rail system, as well as an extensive bus service covering the wider Dublin area.
In late 2005, a major investment and development project dubbed ‘Transport 21’ was launched and a total of around €34 billion was pledged to help ‘transform the city and radically improve it for us all – citizens and visitors alike’. A huge variety of projects, large and small, have since been undertaken under the Transport 21 banner.
The Transport 21 project was cancelled in 2011 following the global financial crisis and the collapse of the Irish banking system.
In the first quarter of 2026, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) signed a long lease to rent 49,500 square feet in Building Two of the Coopers Cross campus in Dublin Docklands.
The space would be sufficient for 400 personnel and would serve as the programme office for a MetroLink transport project, first proposed in 2001.
The project, which is due to start in the mid-2030s, is expected to cost more than €10 billion to build, and the 18.8-kilometre line will have 16 stops between Swords, north County Dublin, and Charlemont near Ranelagh, south Dublin.
Predominantly underground, the MetroLink’s remote-controlled, driverless trains are expected to serve areas including Ballymun, Dublin Airport, Glasnevin, Phibsborough, and the city centre.
Among Dublin’s most eye-catching transport developments of relatively recent years has been the Samuel Beckett Bridge, opened on December 10th 2009, which crosses the River Liffey from Guild Street to the North Wall Quay area of the Docklands.
Culture
As the Beckett Bridge demonstrates, Dublin has a strong affinity for its cultural heritage and particularly for its long list of influential writers. Samuel Beckett is one of three Nobel Prize for Literature laureates to hail from the Irish capital (the others being W.B. Yeats and George Bernard Shaw). And, not to be outdone, Beckett’s fellow titan of 20th-century literature, James Joyce, has a Liffey-crossing bridge named after him.
With the help of a host of other famous Dublin writers, including Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and Bram Stoker, the city has more than earned its place as one of the world’s primary centres of artistic creation – a fact recognised recently by the United Nations as Dublin became a permanent ‘UNESCO City of Literature’.
Tourism and sport
Dublin is among the most popular tourist destinations in western Europe, boasting international sporting arenas like Croke Park, unforgettable landmarks like Dublin Castle, and the relatively recent Spire of Dublin. Elsewhere, there are parks and zoos and festivals and street performers and some of the most popular venues for stag and hen parties anywhere in the world.
Shopping has increasingly become a national pastime, and the capital leads the way with several of the country’s most visited retail districts, including Grafton Street and the Jervis Shopping Centre.
Sport is enjoyed by millions of people across Ireland every week, and Dublin is one of the best places to get a taste of the unique atmosphere generated by a high-level Gaelic football match. Thousands turn out weekly to watch the top teams in what is Ireland’s most popular sport. Meanwhile, hurling, rugby union, show-jumping, golf, boxing, MMA, and association football are also hugely popular national pastimes.
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