Dublin-born Graham Stubbs, chief executive of Diona Technologies, is creating 40 new jobs in software engineering, web services, and global business support at its hub on Lower Mount Street. The head of the tech firm opening its new HQ in Dublin said he can not think of a better place to let his business grow.

Mr Stubbs began his career in the technology sector in the San Francisco Bay area in the 1990s and says he sees signs of the same culture of innovation here.

"Working with our employees and business partners and watching what's happening near our offices, right on the edge of 'Silicon Docks' in Dublin, you can feel a technology innovation culture taking hold," he said. "New ideas and attitudes are taking over and Diona is taking advantage of that innovative thinking through local partnerships. Ireland Inc is doing a fantastic job of cultivating the business and investment environment necessary for tech companies to start and grow, and Dublin is turning into a true technology epicentre.

"In the current climate, I can think of no better and more interesting place to start a business than in Ireland."


Set up in mid-2012, Diona was founded by Mr Stubbs and two former Curam Software executives, Anil Singaraju and John Polakowski. Former Tanaiste Mary Harney is a director of the firm, which employs more than 90 staff in eight countries and had sales of €6m in 2013.

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