By Héloïse Chaudot 
Bloomberg, the privately held American financial, software, data and media company headquartered in New York City, is our FDI of the Month for October.
The company initially plans to increase its workforce to more than 250 by the end of 2027, before reaching almost 400 over the following two years. Bloomberg currently employs 190 people at its Dublin offices in One Charlemont Square, having almost doubled its Irish headcount over the past 12 months.
The expansion, supported by IDA Ireland, will strengthen Dublin’s position as a strategic centre for Bloomberg’s global technology and data operations.
The company has also announced two senior appointments to support its expansion. Amanda Brady, who joins as Director for Ireland, and Richard Norton, who joins as Head of Engineering for Ireland after relocating from Bloomberg’s New York headquarters, will lead the next phase of the company’s growth in Dublin.
Michael Bloomberg, co-founder of Bloomberg, said he was “bullish” about Ireland’s technology sector, highlighting the country’s growing reputation as one of Europe’s leading technology hubs.
Mr Bloomberg has highlighted Ireland’s established technology ecosystem and depth of engineering and STEM talent as important factors behind its continued investment in Dublin. The country’s growing reputation as a European technology hub has also helped strengthen its appeal to international companies.
“[The] International AI Summit in Dublin is the latest example of how Ireland’s booming tech scene is making it one of Europe’s leading tech hubs,” he said.
Engineers account for between 60% and 70% of Bloomberg’s Dublin workforce, with teams focused on developing future products, interfaces, and data delivery systems.
Bloomberg’s Dublin teams play a central role in the company’s Enterprise Data business, developing products such as Data License Plus (DL+), a next-generation service that delivers multi-asset data and analytics to financial institutions worldwide.
The platform allows banks and investors to integrate Bloomberg’s financial data directly into their own software and AI systems. Much of the technical development and resources supporting the service are based in Dublin, highlighting the growing importance of the Irish operation to Bloomberg’s global business.
Amanda Brady, Director for Ireland, highlighted the growing demand for Bloomberg’s services and the importance of Ireland’s engineering talent in supporting the company’s expansion.
“We’re seeing an increasing demand for the services and the innovative solutions we provide.
Ireland’s depth of home-grown engineering and STEM talent has made Dublin a natural home for our operations, and I’m really excited about our long-term plans for Dublin and beyond,” she said.
Speaking ahead of the announcement, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said, “The Government is committed to ensuring that Ireland remains a trusted and stable location for critical talent and business alike.
Digital and technological services are crucial for future-proofing our economy, and this announcement is evident of that, and I wish the team at Bloomberg well for their future, long-term plans for Dublin.”
The expansion underlines Bloomberg’s growing commitment to Dublin as a strategic base for its global engineering, product development and Enterprise Data operations, with the planned recruitment expected to further strengthen Ireland’s position in the international financial technology sector.
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