Reports this evening suggest that Facebook is about to sign a deal to open up office space for 600 additional staff in East Point Business Park.
Bloomberg are saying that the social network which already has 1000s of staff here will continue its expansion into the northside of Dublin.
The company had already done a deal to lease 110,000 square feet of office space north of the quays and this is a further expansion.
Facebook Near Deal to Lease Extra Office Space in Dublin - Bloomberg https://t.co/JiYGAv5QOB
— cochesvoladores (@cochesvoladores) June 23, 2017
The move to the area could help with jobs but might also make property prices higher in an area that has already seen an increase because of tech workers moving in...
FB could spark a major change in North Wall, East Wall area. Mixed effects -- opens up business, sends rents/house prices rocketing.
— Adrian Weckler (@adrianweckler) June 23, 2017
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