Collison brothers sign deal as Stripe chooses new Dublin headquarters

Stripe has chosen One Wilton Park beside the Grand Canal in Dublin as the location for its new Irish headquarters. The payments giant, which is owned by Limerick brothers John and Patrick Collison, signed the deal last Friday.

The agreement will see Stripe triple the amount of office space it has in Dublin from 4,400 sq m to 14,500 sq m.

It could also mean that the fintech company is on track to employ up to 1,500 people in the city. It already has hundreds of staff in Ireland, with nearly 50 roles open in engineering, sales, operations and other teams.

The company previously announced that it would create more than 1,000 jobs in Ireland by 2026 and was weighing up whether to buy or