Facebook owner stalls completion of new HQ complex – The Irish Times

A digital image of part of what will be Facebook’s new European HQ in Ballsbridge, Dublin. The tech company has stalled fitout of some offices as it reviews its property needs. Facebook owner Meta has stalled the fitout of its Johnny Ronan-built Dublin HQ as the social media giant reviews property needs globally, according to the Sunday Times. The owner of Facebook and Instagram told contractors recently that work on the newly-built office blocks would not begin on its intended date, according to the report.However, it adds that property sources say that Meta is not seeking to renegotiate the lease nor does it have plans to sublet the offices. In 2018, Facebook signed a 25-year lease on two office blocks that Mr Ronan was building at AIB’s old headquarters in Ballsbridge, Dublin.The multinational also agreed to rent four blocks at the former AIB Serpentine extension for €17 million a year. It plans to house 7,000 workers in what will be its Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters. Facebook continues to renovate the former Serpentine buildings, the Sunday Times said.Aer Lingus staff consider dealAer Lingus ground staff – whose duties include handling baggage – will vote for a second time next…
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