How did Dublin’s traditional manufacturing industries change after the 1970s?

Since the 1970s, Dublin’s traditional manufacturing industries—specifically brewing, distilling, food processing, and textile manufacturing—have experienced a significant decline. This downturn contributed to inner-city blight during that period.1

Following this decline, the city’s industrial landscape shifted toward the suburbs, where several industrial estates were established. With the support of government grants and a broader economic improvement in the 1990s, these areas successfully attracted new enterprises, particularly in sectors such as information technology, electronics, chemicals, engineering, and financial services.1