Following in the footsteps of Google and Facebook, tech start-ups from around the world are now flocking to Dublin.

A recent article on inc.com explains how Dublin's Tech scene is booming -  ‘Silicon Dock’ is the Dublin neighbourhood bordering the Grand Canal Docks, where tech giants like Google and Facebook have set down their international headquarters. Beyond the docks, other major players like LinkedIn, PayPal, Amazon, Twitter, and Zynga are all packed into a city that's roughly one-fifth the size of San Francisco. Now, despite the country's ongoing economic struggles, a slew of emerging growth start-ups are flocking to the city of pints and pubs. This year alone, tech darlings including Indeed.com, Hubspot, Zendesk, and, most recently, Dropbox, have opened or announced plans to open offices in Dublin. IDA says that in 2012, 140 foreign companies either expanded or launched in Ireland. This cluster is earning Ireland a reputation for being, as Dropbox's vice president of business Sujay Vaswa stated, "the heart of tech in Europe."

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