Lower costs and shorter commutes causing tech leaders to look outside Dublin

77% of Irish tech leaders said they believed more technology firms will look to the regions, with the standard of employee talent available seen as similar to Dublin, but with far fewer costs involved. Picture: iStock

More than three-quarters of tech leaders in Ireland expect firms to base themselves more and more in the regions, with lower costs, easier commutes, and living expenses seen as primary motivations.

Software, cloud, and digital transformation firm Sidero gauged the views of almost 120 leaders in Ireland's burgeoning tech industry, which has until now been primarily focused around Dublin, with behemoths such as Google and Facebook having their headquarters there.