Dublin hosts the European headquarters of most major American tech players: Google settled there in 2004 (Gordon House, Barrow Street), followed by Meta, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Airbnb, and Twitter (now X). This choice is based on Irish taxation (standard corporate tax rate of 12.5%) and the availability of qualified English-speaking executives. The Docklands area, rebranded Silicon Docks, concentrates these campuses two kilometers from the historic center.
For business aviation, this creates a continuous and less seasonal flow: American delegations making round trips with their Dublin teams, European executives heading to EMEA headquarters, consultants connecting Dublin with London or Frankfurt the next day. The IFSC (International Financial Services Centre), also in the Docklands, concentrates banks, hedge funds, and insurers generating the same type of traffic. Many of our flights to or from Dublin are direct business trips, without a tourist dimension.
Regarding the transatlantic dimension, an operational point to note: Dublin and Shannon are the only two airports in Europe to host a US commercial preclearance service (US CBP). For commercial flights, passengers clear US formalities before departure and arrive in the United States as domestic passengers. This service is reserved for scheduled commercial flights in Dublin. For private jets, US customs formalities are completed upon arrival at the designated port of entry, as for any international flight. If a client specifically requires GA (General Aviation) preclearance, Shannon (EINN), 200 km to the west, is the available Irish alternative for private flights.