Silicon Docks is a nickname for the area in Dublin, Ireland around Grand Canal Dock, stretching to the IFSC, city centre east, and city centre south near the Grand Canal. The nickname makes reference to Silicon Valley, and was adopted because of the concentration of European headquarters of high-tech companies such as Google,[1] Facebook,[2] Twitter,[3] LinkedIn,[4] Indeed[5] and startups in the area. The number of tech professionals working in technology firms in the area is about 7,000.[6]
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- ^ O'Brien, Ciara (7 November 2013). "Facebook confirms move for Dublin HQ to bigger premises". The Irish Times.
- ^ Parfeni, Lucien (26 September 2011). "Twitter Joins Google, Facebook and Sets Up International HQ in Dublin, Ireland". Softpedia.
- ^ "LinkedIn to open HQ in Dublin". Irish Independent. 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Indeed's new offices could accommodate up to 2,000 workers". Irish Times.
- ^ Hennigan, Michael. "Dublin's Silicon Docks: Separating hype and reality". finfacts.ie. Finfacts. Retrieved 22 January 2015.