‘We are not providing a service to Google’: Council law agent criticised public streets upgrade deal with tech giant

‘We’re not providing a service to Google’: Council law agent criticised public streets upgrade deal with tech giant

An agreement between Google and Dublin City Council for a multi-million refurbishment of the public streets around the tech giant’s European HQ was branded “inappropriate” and “at odds” with the local authority’s plans by a senior council official.

The project, which involved a major upgrade of Barrow Street in Dublin’s Docklands following the completion of Google’s new campus at the nearby former Boland’s Mill, was thrown into doubt last month after it was revealed the tech giant had pulled funding for it.

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