Google has announced plans to open The Bakery, a new 325,000 sq ft office building on Grand Canal Street in Dublin's Docklands, capable of accommodating up to 1,900 staff, as reported by RTÉ.

The building takes its name from 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 housed The Treasury Building and served as headquarters for both the National Treasury Management Agency and the National Asset Management Agency. Google acquired the building in 2020 for €120 million.

The Bakery will add 325,000 sq ft to Google's existing Irish footprint and will include a dedicated events hub. The first employees are expected to move in from late 2027. The announcement follows Google's earlier development of the nearby Boland's Mills site, acquired in 2018, into a mix of office, residential, and cultural spaces.

Ruth Porat, president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google, said: "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."

Google currently employs around 6,000 people in Ireland. A report from Implement Consulting Group, commissioned by the company, estimated that Google contributed more than €10 billion to Ireland's GDP in 2025 and supported over 18,000 jobs across the wider economy.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that by expanding their footprint in Ireland, Google was reinforcing the country's position as a digital leader internationally, adding that it was fitting that a building so central to Ireland's political emergence was now an engine room for its digital and economic future.

The Grand Canal Street development further consolidates Google's presence in Dublin's South Docklands, one of the city's most active commercial real estate corridors, where demand for large-footprint, campus-style office space from major technology occupiers has continued to shape the built environment over the past two decades.