Start-ups get flying start in Limerick as reputation continues to grow

Excerpt from an article in The Irish Times on Monday 18th January by Kathryn Hayes.

 Limerick's Pat Carroll has been involved in a number of start-up community events over the past few years including Startup Weekend and Startup Grind Limerick, a networking event where he hosts monthly “fireside chats” with successful local entrepreneurs.

" I believe Limerick as a location for start-ups is well placed to benefit from our economic recovery. To an extent Dublin has become a victim of its own success, firstly as rental prices have become prohibitive for start-ups, anywhere near to the city centre.

Also, particularly, in the technology space, talent is now in short supply, due to the big tech companies like Google,Facebook, etc employing a lot of people qualified in developer and programmer-type fields.

On the other hand, in Limerick, city centre, property is relatively affordable, and it is in the city centre where start-ups want to be, not in industrial estates. Also, with the great third-level establishments of UL, LIT and MIC, an annual renewable stream of talent is available for start-ups to draw from."