Dubai Chambers explored potential avenues for joint trade and investment with public and private sector stakeholders in Ireland, aiming to strengthen economic partnerships with the Irish business community and unlock new opportunities for growth and collaboration across strategic sectors.
The discussions took place during an official trade mission to Dublin, organised by Dubai Chambers and led by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Chairman of Dubai Chambers. He was joined by Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, alongside a delegation of senior business leaders from Dubai.
The mission formed part of the ‘Growth Corridors’ initiative, which seeks to enhance economic cooperation and bolster trade relations between Dubai and high-potential global markets.
During the visit, the Dubai Chambers delegation met with senior officials from both public and private sectors in Ireland to explore ways of deepening collaboration across key economic sectors. Engaged organisations included Enterprise Ireland, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), and the Ireland Foreign Direct Investment Agency (IDA).
The delegation also toured some of Ireland’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship hubs. These included Dogpatch Labs, Ireland’s premier start-up hub hosting over 250 local tech start-ups and selected by the government to run the National Accelerator; the Guinness Enterprise Center (GEC), a not-for-profit hub supporting more than 120 emerging businesses; and NovaUCD, the innovation hub of University College Dublin (UCD), co-funded by the Irish government and European Union, which has supported over 550 early-stage ventures.
The visits offered valuable insights into Ireland’s vibrant innovation ecosystem and created opportunities to identify synergies with Dubai’s rapidly expanding digital and entrepreneurial landscape.
