Dublin City Council is merging with The Digital Hub Development Agency to keep the identity and branding that has been an important development of digital entrepreneurship in Ireland.

Minister for Communications, Alex White, said the Digital Hub planned a significant expansion of office capacity through the development and refurbishment of the properties on its Dublin 8 campus.

Minster White said: "This will support both job creation and regeneration of this historic area of Dublin. Work is already underway on the refurbishment of a derelict 19th century Grainstore building and the development of high quality student accommodation on The Digital Hub campus. This new office space will come on stream over the coming year, with completion of the student accommodation in 2016."

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New and growing digital enterprises will benefit from The Digital Hub's expanded capacity for accommodation and support facilities, which will contribute to the urban redevelopment potential the Dublin 8 area.

Minister White continued: "The new arrangement will enable the Digital Hub to continue to build and reinforce Dublin and Ireland's reputation as a centre for digital excellence. It will foster a supportive and dynamic business environment where new digital enterprises can thrive and contribute to Ireland's jobs recovery."

The Digital Hub Development Agency manages the Digital Hub project, which is home to 90 digital enterprises, from start-ups to well-established businesses, and employs almost a thousand people. Since its inception, almost 200 companies have progressed through the Hub including now well-established names like Daft.ie, Havok, Houghton Miflin (Riverdeep), Amazon, PopCap, and Gala Games.

(CD/JP)