page_title: Grand Canal Dock
section_title: Grand Canal Square
hierarchical_section_title: Grand Canal Dock / Buildings / Grand Canal Square
caption_attribution_description: Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin at night
context_page_description: Grand Canal Dock is a Southside area near the city centre of Dublin, Ireland. It is located on the border of eastern Dublin 2 and the westernmost part of Ringsend in Dublin 4, surrounding the Grand Canal Docks, an enclosed harbour where the Grand Canal comes to the River Liffey. The area has undergone significant redevelopment since 2000, as part of the Dublin Docklands area redevelopment project.
  The area has been nicknamed "Silicon Docks" by Google and Facebook as it has become a popular location for multinational technology firms such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Airbnb. The area has been the subject of debate over the balance of development and gentrification as well as the subject of derision over the clichéd nature of its new nickname.
context_section_description: Grand Canal Square Square was completed in 2008. The €8 million plaza consists of red resin-glass paving that juts out into the water, dotted with illuminated red poles. Planted sections are arranged diagonally across the square.
caption: The front of the Daniel Libeskind designed Bord Gáis Energy Theatre pictured from the Martha Schwartz Partners designed Grand Canal Square
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