Social media firm also asked Dublin City Council to close off pedestrian walkway beside new riverfront office

Demand for office space has weakened sharply as firms reassess needs, with thousands of employees still working remotely

Company which provides businesses with office spaces, conference facilities and co-working desks has already agreed terms on several locations in London including Mayfair, Paddington and Waterloo

A quarter of businesses said they expected their workspaces to be practically empty just before the weekend

With remote working popular on Mondays and Fridays, the city is transforming – with an increase in surplus office space being sublet, and a fall-off in lunchtime hospitality trade

Ventilation and air-conditioning experts Thermodial acquires unit in Magna Business Park on long-term lease

Irish Life, owner of the Velasco Building, is one of two firms objecting to Hibernia Real Estate’s proposed construction of an eight-storey office block on Clanwilliam Place in Dublin 2

Workers are happier with less commuting, the environment benefits and employers save on costs, but owners of offices should be very afraid that the office rental sector is set to go the same way as retail

Following the spectacular fall of WeWork founder Adam Neumann in 2019, the office provider is re-establishing itself as a power in its field, and preparing to capitalise on the current turmoil in the post-pandemic office market. Will its gambits work?