When we opened our first office in Ireland more than two decades ago, we started with just a handful of people. Since then, our Irish community has grown to more than 6,000 full-time employees, connecting local businesses with global markets and building tools used every day.
That journey is why I was so delighted to be joined by Alphabet and Google President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat, along with Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Peter Burke, to unveil our newest building in Dublin – The Bakery. We also met to celebrate the findings of a new report from Implement Consulting Group, which paints a picture of deep-rooted partnership that underpins Google’s economic impact in Ireland.
Expanding our footprint at The Bakery
Known as The Bakery, this historic Grand Canal Street site was originally the City of Dublin Bakery, founded in 1874 by Patrick Boland, and was a garrison for volunteers in the 1916 Rising, before transitioning to a modern day office space. As the Taoiseach remarked, it is fitting that a building so central to Ireland’s political emergence will become an engine room for our digital and economic future.
The Bakery building will add an additional 325,000 square feet to Google’s existing footprint in Ireland and will be ready to welcome our teams from late 2027. It will have capacity to accommodate up to 1,900 Googlers, as well as a dedicated events hub and a rooftop terrace with extensive native planting.
Sustainability has been central to the building’s design, with the reuse of its existing structural steel and use of low carbon materials and rainwater harvesting among its key features.