Google has unveiled plans to open a new office building in Dublin’s Docklands.
‘The Bakery’ is located on Grand Canal Street at the site of the original 1874 City of Dublin Bakery founded by Patrick Boland, which was occupied by Éamon de Valera during the 1916 Easter Rising.
In more recent times, the site was home to The Treasury Building and was the headquarters of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) and NAMA.
Google bought the building in 2020 for €120 million.
The Bakery will have capacity to accommodate up to 1,900 Google staff, with the first employees moving there from late next year.
Google bought the nearby Boland’s Mills in 2018 and has developed that site into a mix of office, residential and cultural spaces.
The Bakery will add an additional 325,000 square feet to Google’s existing footprint in Ireland and will also contain a dedicated events hub.
“Ireland has been home to Google’s European headquarters for more than 20 years and, with the opening of The Bakery, we are delighted to celebrate our decades of investment and our enduring commitment to ensure Ireland can both drive and benefit from the opportunities of this era of innovation,” said President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google Ruth Porat.
Google employs around 6,000 people in Ireland and the company today released a report from Implement Consulting Group which estimates that Google contributed more than €10 billion to Ireland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, and supported over 18,000 jobs across the wider Irish economy.
“By expanding their footprint here, Google is reinforcing Ireland’s position as a digital leader internationally,” said Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
“It is also fitting that a building so central to Ireland’s political emergence is now an engine room for our digital and economic future.”