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Irish Independent
14 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
ESB International to leave Dublin Airport base, in suspected attempt to get staff back to the office
In 2017, the firm had relocated its head office and 500 staff to the then newly refurbished high-spec office at DAA's Dublin Airport Central development. The location of the building, next to Terminal 2, was said at the time to have been a key reason for a company that has many overseas operations. But there is speculation that one of the reasons for the move back to a city centre location was that ESB International had found it difficult to encourage staff members who have been working at home since the end of the Covid pandemic to return to the office – and that it was felt this would be easier to achieve in a city-centre location. The company declined to comment on this. When asked about why the company was looking to relocate back to the city centre, the firm's spokesperson said: 'ESB remains in discussions with a number of stakeholders in relation to this – and as a result, we are not in a position to comment any further at this time.' The prominent building – now called One Dublin Airport Central – was originally built in the 1960s and served at the headquarters of Aer Lingus for decades. It was famously the location for the airline's art collection, which included works by Rembrandt, Louis le Brocquy and Jack B Yeats before it was sold off in 2001 to help raise cash for the airline. The building was completely stripped back to its concrete frame before being refitted as a grade-A office block. ESB International arrived in 2017 as the original anchor tenant at Dublin Airport Central and its opening ceremony was presided over by then foreign affairs minister Charlie Flanagan. Two further buildings have since been built next to the original buildings and plans for two more will bring the overall scale of offices at the campus to over 40,000sqm, with tenants including US food giant Kellogg and DAA's own headquarters. A DAA spokesperson said the airport operator 'does not comment on commercial matters relating to individual tenants at Dublin Airport Central'. It is understood that DAA has not yet received any formal notice from ESB International regarding a change in their tenancy. But according to sources there is 'strong interest' from other companies in moving in, should the offices become available.
Irish Independent
20 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
ESB International in the departures lounge at Dublin Airport, in suspected attempt to get staff back to the office
In 2017, the firm had relocated its head office and 500 staff to the then newly refurbished high-spec office at DAA's Dublin Airport Central development. The location of the building, next to Terminal 2, was said at the time to have been a key reason for a company that has many overseas operations. But there is speculation that one of the reasons for the move back to a city centre location was that ESB International had found it difficult to encourage staff members who have been working at home since the end of the Covid pandemic to return to the office – and that it was felt this would be easier to achieve in a city-centre location. The company declined to comment on this. When asked about why the company was looking to relocate back to the city centre, the firm's spokesperson said: 'ESB remains in discussions with a number of stakeholders in relation to this – and as a result, we are not in a position to comment any further at this time.' The prominent building – now called One Dublin Airport Central – was originally built in the 1960s and served at the headquarters of Aer Lingus for decades. It was famously the location for the airline's art collection, which included works by Rembrandt, Louis le Brocquy and Jack B Yeats before it was sold off in 2001 to help raise cash for the airline. The building was completely stripped back to its concrete frame before being refitted as a grade-A office block. ESB International arrived in 2017 as the original anchor tenant at Dublin Airport Central and its opening ceremony was presided over by then foreign affairs minister Charlie Flanagan. Two further buildings have since been built next to the original buildings and plans for two more will bring the overall scale of offices at the campus to over 40,000sqm, with tenants including US food giant Kellogg and DAA's own headquarters. A DAA spokesperson said the airport operator 'does not comment on commercial matters relating to individual tenants at Dublin Airport Central'. It is understood that DAA has not yet received any formal notice from ESB International regarding a change in their tenancy. But according to sources there is 'strong interest' from other companies in moving in, should the offices become available.
