The Digital Hub nears full capacity amid confirmation that it will continue to operate for at least another three years
- Over 46,000 sq. ft. of office space leased in 2024 to new and existing member companies.
- Heightened demand for multipurpose event and creative spaces as increased bookings brings almost 23,000 additional visitors last year.
- Operations to continue at Dublin 8 campus until at least the end of 2027.
- Eleven new businesses and organisations joined in the last year bringing the total of member organisations to 58.
The Digital Hub is nearing full capacity with over 91% occupancy across its buildings as of 31st March 2025.
A total of 58 member organisations are now based at The Digital Hub’s Dublin 8 campus, collectively employing more than 600 people.
Eleven new members joined the campus, while eight existing members expanded their offices during 2024. Since January 2025, one further member joined The Digital Hub. Collectively, member businesses are now leasing over 46,735 sq. ft. of office space out of a total 51,656 available, an increase of 187% from Q1 2022 when just over 16,000 sq. ft. of office space was in use. More new members are expected to sign leases and move into The Digital Hub during the second quarter of this year.
Among the companies and organisations that joined The Digital Hub in 2024 and 2025 are:
- Tyro Schools, a student information and timetabling platform which secured investment of €2.1m last year.
- Curious Dog Films, whose production of ‘Born That Way’ won the Best Irish Documentary award at the Dublin International Film Festival 2025.
- Brokentalkers, one of Ireland’s most innovative and original theatre companies with a reputation at home and abroad for making work that defies categorisation.
- Change Clothes, an award-winning community-based clothing reuse hub.
These new members have now joined established Irish businesses such as Akara, which has successfully trialled decontamination robots in an NHS hospital and most recently signed a contract with its first US customer, Neuromod Devices, which recently closed a €10m equity financing to accelerate the availability of its tinnitus treatment device, and PatientMPower, which recently announced a partnership with FibriCheck, a medically certified app, to help transform the management of cardiovascular conditions.
In 2024, The Digital Hub’s 7,500 square feet of multipurpose spaces including The Bank, iD8 Studio, Bay 1, Studio 2 and space in the Grainstore building were in high demand for a variety of events, including mentoring, local festivals, training days, and meetings with over 1,300 days in the calendar year booked across all five locations. Activity in these spaces resulted in €120,000 extra revenue and an additional 23,000 visitors attending The Digital Hub throughout the year.
The growth in activity across multipurpose spaces and member company activity comes at a time when the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications has confirmed that The Digital Hub will remain in operation until at least 2027, following the 2021 Government decision to dissolve the agency and transfer lands for the development of affordable housing to the Land Development Agency (LDA).
Commenting on the latest rise in activity, Fiach Mac Conghail, CEO of the Digital Hub Development Agency said:
“It is encouraging to see an increase in member companies joining The Digital Hub over the last year, availing of our high-quality workspaces and adding to the vibrancy and diversity of our dynamic, innovative and supportive business campus.
In 2024, we almost reached full occupancy in terms of our available office space, and we also experienced record demand for our multipurpose spaces, which are used by businesses, academia, public bodies and community groups for meetings, events, and classes and increasingly by Ireland’s major theatre companies for rehearsals and performances.I am pleased to say The Digital Hub is thriving and even more so given it has now been confirmed that we will remain in operation until at least the end of 2027. We play an important role in fostering creative digital and creative enterprises and in supporting the local Dublin 8 community, especially through the delivery of a wide range of initiatives and education programmes as well as cultural events and activities.
In addition to our day-to-day activities, we are continuing to work closely with the Land Development Agency (LDA) to facilitate the transfer of land on our campus for the delivery of affordable and social housing. We are liaising with the LDA and Dublin City Council on the future regeneration of parts of Dublin 8.”
The Digital Hub significantly expanded its community engagement in 2024. Nearly 1,000 local residents participated in its educational and creative programmes throughout the year. Four new programmes were piloted in 2024, designed to inspire curiosity and build 21st-century skills among young learners.
Looking ahead to 2025, The Digital Hub will introduce new programmes on artificial intelligence to educate children on how AI works and its impact on the world around them.
The Digital Hub also continues to support the Smart D8 programme as one of several lead partners, developing urban initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of Dublin 8 and its wider community. In 2024 and 2025 so far, Smart D8 conducted several events including a women’s wellness series, mindfulness and mental health education sessions as well as its annual pilot project programme.
In addition to overseeing and running the campus and its activities, The Digital Hub is also responsible for the careful management of an extensive property portfolio, which includes many buildings representative of Dublin 8’s industrial history. Eight of these buildings have already been converted into usable spaces.
As part of its ongoing collaborations with other state bodies, The Digital Hub is working with the Land Development Agency (LDA) as the latter oversees plans to use parts of The Digital Hub’s Dublin 8 campus for the development of affordable housing. A masterplan has been drawn up for the area, referred to as Pear Tree Crossing, and the LDA has identified key sites which are now progressing to design and planning phases.
For more information on The Digital Hub, see www.thedigitalhub.com
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Richie Oakley | Murray | roakley@murraygroup.ie | 087 245 1824
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About The Digital Hub
Located at the heart of the historic Liberties area of Dublin city centre, The Digital Hub provides high-quality workspace and support to small businesses in the technology and creative sectors, social enterprises, artists, and craftspeople.
A total of 51,354 sq. ft. of multi-use office, studio, collaborative and flexible workspace is currently occupied while a further 7500 sq. ft. is also used by businesses and academia for meetings, events, and classes and by Ireland’s major theatre companies for rehearsals and performances.
At present, 57 innovative businesses and organisations are based on The Digital Hub’s campus, collectively employing over 600 people on location. Current member companies include indigenous enterprises such as Akara, Bizimply, Kavaleer, Neuromod and patientMpower while the campus is also home to over 40 artists, craftspeople and arts organisations including the Dublin International Film Festival, field:arts, Flux and Pallas Projects.
The Digital Hub is also a supportive partner of its neighbours and the surrounding local community, leading a series of initiatives and projects for people of all ages, abilities and interests. These wide-ranging programmes seek to develop 21st century skills in young and old, demonstrating the potential of digital innovations to transform lives. Programmes include the Smart D8 initiative, which seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of Dublin 8 citizens through collaborative demonstrator projects, Beta, a new international arts and technology festival and technology taster sessions delivered to local primary school children.
Four new programmes were piloted in 2024, designed to inspire curiosity and build 21st-century skills among young learners. In partnership with Hologen, Roblox Rising Producers introduced 118 primary school students to game design and storytelling through the Roblox platform while RoboHub Kids, delivered with Akara Robotics, gave 43 students a hands-on introduction to robotics, circuits, and autonomous vehicles.
The Podcast Programme, developed in collaboration Dublin’s Historian-in-Residence for Children at Richmond Barracks, guided 40 students through podcast creation, blending digital media skills with local history and storytelling. Meanwhile, over 370 students from nine primary schools took part in Introduction to Coding sessions, where they built their own arcade games while learning core programming concepts and debugging techniques.
Helping to increase economic activity in The Liberties is a crucial part of The Digital Hub’s role. A partnership with We Love Markets, for example, brings thousands of people into the area every month for an event focused on local crafts and circularity.
Long-running initiatives also saw continued success. The D8 Surfers Club provided weekly digital literacy sessions for older adults aged 65+, including hands-on experience with emerging technologies such as Virtual Reality. The Liber8 Music Project, run in partnership with BIMM Dublin, welcomed 27 young people aged 14–16 from Dublin 8 and beyond. Over the course of the programme, participants explored music performance, production, and sound design, culminating in a live showcase of their work at BIMM.
The Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) is the Irish state agency that manages The Digital Hub with a mission to deliver economic and cultural impact to Dublin 8 and beyond. DHDA was established by the Irish Government under the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in 2003.
Further information is available at: www.thedigitalhub.com
The companies and organisations that are currently members of The Digital Hub as of April 2025:
1. 11 PR & Events
2. Aerial
3. Áine O’Sullivan Casting and Audience Design with Síle Culley
4. Akara Robotics
5. All Ireland Insurance
6. Allgo
7. Amplify Agency
8. Arts & Disability Ireland
9. Bitcoin Marketing Team
10. Bizimply
11. Bricolage
12. Brokentalkers
13. Change Clothes
14. Container Coffee
15. Context Studio
16. Curious Dog Films
17. Curtins
18. Dead Centre
19. Dublin Inquirer
20. Dublin International Film Festival
21. Eclipse Pictures
22. EnergyCAP
23. Feline Films
24. Field:arts
25. Flexi-Hub
26. Flux
27. Golden Ratio Productions
28. Good Travel Software
29. H2 Learning
30. iNavtas
31. Incognito Software Systems
32. Juvo
33. Kavaleer
34. Liffey Partnership
35. Lonely Planet
36. MEG
37. MyVolts
38. Neuromod Devices
39. Odin Consultants
40. Pallas Projects
41. patientMpower
42. Payoma
43. Pocket Forests
44. Post-Primary Languages Ireland
45. Quantum
46. Rolling News
47. St James’s Hospital
48. Scribble & Stone
49. Sweeney’s Garage
50. The Liberties Community Project
51. The Radharc Trust
52. The Stinging Fly
53. Total Digital
54. Tyro Technologies Limited
55. UX Design Institute
56. Verdant Productions
57. VM Digital
58. Xwerx