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The Bewley family began dealing tea in Dublin in 1840, having broken the East India Company's grip on the trade by shipping direct from China, and the cafés followed. The Grafton Street room, with its Harry Clarke windows and open fires, became the city's front parlour.

In September 1982, Volvo Trucks built the first Volvo-branded truck ever assembled in North America, a Volvo F7, at its newly acquired New River Valley plant in Dublin, Virginia. The factory has produced every Volvo truck sold in North America ever since.

Mickael Viljanen’s fine dining restaurant pairs contemporary cooking with relaxed hospitality in a Parnell Square basement.

Google reports its first Profile Park data centre opened in 2012.

A small Spanish restaurant and wine bar on Aungier Street, with seasonal dishes and an extensive wine list.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly signs regulations requiring every alcohol container sold in Ireland to warn of liver disease, fatal cancers and drinking in pregnancy and to show grams of alcohol and calories, from 22 May 2026.

Alo Yoga's first store in Ireland: a 6,738 sq ft shop at 62 Grafton Street, opened with a run of yoga, Pilates, boxing and run-club classes.

Primark chief executive Paul Marchant resigned with immediate effect after an investigation by parent company Associated British Foods into an allegation of inappropriate behaviour towards a woman in a social setting, ending his 16 years running the retailer.

After two decades of false starts, Ireland's first metro line - linking Dublin city centre to the airport and Swords - was granted planning permission, with enabling works targeted to begin in 2027.

Associated British Foods confirmed Eoin Tonge, its finance director who had run Primark on an interim basis since Paul Marchant's March 2025 exit, as the retailer's permanent chief executive, alongside a new chief commercial officer role.

Equinix confirmed construction of DB7x in Blanchardstown on March 20, 2026. Retail capacity is targeted for early 2028; this is a forecast, not a confirmed opening.

Ireland’s October 14 AI summit brings policymakers and industry leaders to the RDS in Dublin, opening a month of European AI events. The program connects AI adoption with infrastructure, science and safeguards.

An all-day neighbourhood restaurant from The July and Bereen Brothers, with seasonal Irish ingredients, European influences and cocktails.

Cancer, liver-disease and pregnancy warnings become mandatory on every alcohol container sold in Ireland, after the government pushed the start from 22 May 2026 to 3 September 2028 citing economic circumstances.