Where to Put an Office in Dublin: Districts by Company Type (2026)
October 10, 2026 | by Michael Monday
Dublin has a district for every kind of company, and the choice sets the price, the commute and who your neighbours are. The table below describes each district. SquareFoot is adding Dublin operators now; live listings for Dublin will appear on the markets page as they are collected.
The city centre south of the Liffey: law firms, professional services and the Georgian squares, with the largest serviced-office supply in Ireland.
Docklands
The Silicon Docks: Google, Meta and the tech companies around Grand Canal Dock and the IFSC, in large new buildings on both banks.
IFSC
The International Financial Services Centre on the north bank: banks, funds and fund administrators.
Dublin 4
Ballsbridge and Donnybrook: embassies, corporates and advisers in a quieter setting south-east of the centre.
Dublin 1
The north city centre around O’Connell Street: value for a central address, with newer coworking and good transport.
Dublin 8
The Liberties and the Digital Hub: startups and creative companies west of the centre, at lower rents.
Sandyford
The southern business district on the Luas: pharma, tech and corporate campuses with parking and lower rents than the centre.
Dún Laoghaire
Coastal office space on the DART for companies that want to be outside the centre with a seaside address.
How to choose
Three questions settle most searches. Where do the people you need to see sit, clients, investors, a partner firm, a university? Where do the people you need to hire live, and which district do they already commute to? And how much of the monthly budget is the address worth: in most cities the same team pays materially more for the prestige district than for the one next to it. Dublin is no exception, which is why the live listings are sorted by price with the district on every card.
SquareFoot is adding Dublin operators now; live listings for Dublin will appear on the markets page as they are collected. Guide written by SquareFoot; last reviewed October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Which Dublin district is best for a startup?
Docklands is where most early-stage companies cluster. See the district table above for the full picture.
Which Dublin district is cheapest for an office?
Few Dublin operators publish prices, so compare on enquiry; the listings page shows every published rate by district.
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Median private-office pricing for Tokyo, Johannesburg, Dubai, Sao Paulo, Sydney, New York City, Singapore, Miami, Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris, London, Toronto, Vienna, Dublin, Atlanta, Houston, Manchester, Glasgow in November 2026, computed from live SquareFoot inventory, with month-over-month movement.
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