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Unique partnership with Mastercard delivers new insights into resurgent Dublin economy

Posted at 06 February 2018 in Press releases by Dublin Economic Monitor

The twelfth issue of the Dublin Economic Monitor has been launched today. A joint initiative of the four Dublin local authorities, the Monitor focuses on the Dublin region, and tracks 15 key economic indicators. It captures data from the height of the boom, through the...

Dublin’s hotel performance to remain strong through 2018

Posted at 01 February 2018 in Dublin Economy by Sarah Duignan

Over the course of 2017, Ireland’s hotels performed really well with a 1.8% increase in occupancy to 78.3%, and a 6.6% increase in the Average Daily Rate (ADR) to €125.95. In Dublin, occupancy growth was marginal, up 0.8%, but nevertheless the city maintains one of the...

How smart city technology are supporting Dublin’s competitiveness

Posted at 01 February 2018 in Dublin Economy by Jamie Cudden

Smart Dublin is an initiative of the four Dublin local authorities to engage with smart technology providers, researchers and citizens to solve city challenges and improve city life. Cities and governments around the world are aspiring to be ‘Smart’. While there is no clear definition of...

Benchmarking Dublin’s competitiveness

Posted at 25 October 2017 in Dublin Economy by Bryan Coughlan

Following a number of years of difficult economic conditions, the Irish and Dublin economies have recovered to rank amongst the most competitive in Europe. Business costs in the capital remain relatively low, while the labour market has improved and contributed to high levels of value...

Dublin area tourism plans supporting sustainable growth

Posted at 26 July 2017 in Dublin Economy by Dearbhla Lawson

Tourism plays a key role in supporting the local economy, with employment in the sector expected to rise to 250,000 by 2025 compared with circa 225,000 in 2016. 2016 was a record year with 8.7 million overseas tourists spending an estimated €4.6 billion in Ireland. However...

The Dublin regional enterprise strategy 2017-2019

Posted at 25 January 2017 in Dublin Economy by William Hynes

The Dublin regional Enterprise Strategy, developed by the four local authorities of the Dublin region, provides a coherent and coordinated approach to promoting enterprise, employment and entrepreneurial activities in the Dublin region for the period 2017-2019. A review of existing and emerging policy was the framework...

Scaling a Software Business in Dublin

Posted at 20 January 2016 in Dublin Economy by Michael Cullen

Dublin has firmly established its reputation in the high growth Software as a Service (SaaS) industry, a software licencing and delivery model in which software is licenced on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. The Capital is recognised as the number one destination for global...

The Economic importance of Dublin Airport

Posted at 03 June 2015 in Dublin Economy by Vincent Harrison

Air passenger traffic is a vital barometer of the health of the Irish economy and is also a precursor to further economic growth, as it generates economic spin offs at a regional and national level. In the first six months of 2015, passenger numbers at...

What’s the economic significance of the Dublin region?

Posted at 22 February 2015 in Dublin Economy by Owen P Keegan

In terms of economic development cities and city regions are king. Dublin is Ireland’s only city region of international scale. The Dublin economic region extends beyond the boundary of Dublin and well into the adjoining counties of Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. Its importance in the national...

Dublin: A city of world class tech and food

Posted at 22 January 2015 in Dublin Economy by Niamh Bushnell

In 1995, I was living in Barcelona, trying to decipher Catalan from Castellano, when my father called with news that surprised me. He said the economy was improving back in Dublin and that I should come home and take advantage of the boom that was...

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