More names have been muted as having committed to or indicated their intent to chose Dublin as their European hub when they relocate part of their operations from London in preparation for Brexit.
The Telegraph reported at the weekend that Barclays has picked Dublin to become its post-Brexit European hub as it steps up plans to protect its access to the EU once the UK leaves. The bank has agreed terms to rent bigger premises in the Irish capital and is likely to double its current workforce in the city. Read more here.
Similarly, the Irish Times ran with claims from Ireland’s Industrial Development Authority that it has clinched deals with more than a dozen London-based banks and finance houses to move some of their operations to Dublin in preparation for Brexit. Read more here.