AMWorks offers a diverse coworking and network community for creative entrepreneurs,
freelancers and small businesses. Located off Capel Street in a restored mill.

We offer:

- dedicated deskspace and lockable storage
- your own key & key fob to give you 24hr access to the space
- unlimited booking time of the meeting room
- space for third parties to come in and collaborate with you
- high speed internet access
- use of the projector, whiteboards, flipcharts, printer and fax
- package & mail receiving

Our Coworking Principles: (Adapted from the Citizen Space Philosophy)

Collaboration – One of the great benefits of working in a coworking space is that you will
meet a diverse group of people with all sorts of knowledge.

Openness – Transparency is important. We all benefit from sharing knowledge and ideas.

Community – We thrive on connections and mutual support here.

Sustainability – Sharing resources is good for the planet and we make certain our space is
very environmentally responsible.

Accessibility – Our spaces is handicap and wheelchair accessible

Our packages:

Full-time membership (7 days per week)- €260 per month + VAT

Lite-time membership(2/3 days per week) – €160 per month + VAT

Daily drop-in – €20 per day

Meeting room – €10 per hour

Virtual office – €20 per month + VAT

Charity projects – We can provide deskspace for charity projects free of charge

Contact Amworks directly for more info.

The number of Coworking spaces in Europe have grown rapidly, from under 20 before 2008, 80 in 2009, to over 150 today. Some predict this growth to continue. That’s the picture that emerged through a survey of coworking spaces, released at the Coworking Europe conference in Brussels (19th, 20th Nov 2010).

This survey and the Coworking Europe 2010 conference are a first step to map this trend and understand its potential impact in Europe.

As the survey of coworking spaces showed, coworking is a bottom-up sustained movement that is accelerating. The concept has already taken off in a number of countries. The number of coworking entrepreneurs, freelancers or even teleworkers is increasing along with the steady growth of coworking capacities. Furthermore, the interactions between coworking spaces would create a useful international network of entrepreneurs and skilled professionals around Europe and beyond.

Click here to download the Coworking Europe 2010 Survey

Right beside MERRION SQUARE…

4 Single spaces available —
ALSO – Office space €750PM suitable for small company 3/4 Desk spaces

Single desks @ €265 per month per desk which includes:

+ Meeting Room Facilities
+ Kitchen Facilities
+ Broadband
+ Bike Park
+ Cleaning

Are you a Freelancer in Dublin? Are you looking to share office space with other creative businesses? We have desks available for individuals or ideally for 2 people working together!

Totally central location with on street parking at Merrion Square!

Renting a desk space is a sociable alternative to working from home and far cheaper than conventional serviced office space.

It’s simple: for just €265 PER MONTH per desk, you get your own private desk and lockable desk pedestal, broadband wireless, use of the kitchen and meeting room.

ALSO New office space available suitable for small company 3/4 Desk space €750PM

For more information or to arrange a viewing please call 087 287 3597 email us at info@mip.ie

More Details / Photos on Daft.ie

Previously mentioned here, and now available in it’s own domain.

We will be interested in talking to other Co-Working spaces around the country and beyond – seeing if there’s synergy, the possibility of desk swaps and working together. What say you?

Subsequent to some more frantic viewing, Andy McMillan and I have put the stake in the ground and decided that CoWorking Belfast will be opening soon.

As Andy writes:

we viewed a 1200sqft open-plan office (with kitchenette, disabled access & a shower) – on the first floor above the Black Box. The property ticks all the boxes – it’s finished to an excellent standard and could happily fit around a dozen coworkers simultaneously – and most importantly of all is mere feet away from coffee, pizza and beer.
Without negotiation on price – and with 10 coworkers renting full-time – its about £200pm – although obviously this price would fall when subsidized by hot-desking, virtual office services, room hire etc. As soon as we hit the 10 mark, we’ll be in a position to begin talking to the estate agent and actually open the coworking space.

We’ve also put funding into the Creative Industries Innovation Fund for desking and equipment so we’ll see where that takes us.

We definitely want to see permanent residents but also a smattering of Bedouin workers and temporary hotdeskers who just need a a conducive environment and some kick ass equipment.

CoWorking update on Digital Circle
CoWorking Update on Cimota.com

I have been keeping an eye on the commercial lettings market (mainly offices) for the last two years. I spotted an interesting trend, commercial offices lets in Dublin are dropping sharply in price. Availability of offices in Dublin also seems to be at an all time high!

Anyone that’s thinking about an office space (who is in the freelance IT space) should resist the urge to cut back on the essentials. You may be able to grab a bargain let while the market is an all time low.

Lets take one office let for example, a 4-5 desk office in college green (a premium location) is now showing on daft for €650 .. now if you do your co-working math’s, it works out at about €162.5 a head with 4 people (before VAT).  Not bad!

Pop over to some of the property websites and see if you can grab a barging let. Im sure it’s the same across the whole country!

Photo owned by tizzle (cc)

Eamon Leonard who was formally involved in TL01. Is planning to set up a new coworking space in Dublin. He already has Ken Stanley the self appointed “web standards legand” on board.

To quote Eamon:

I’ve been participating in one for the last year, but it’s recently been wound down. I’ve since started up my own company, EchoLibre, and we’re hoping to move into new office space in early October.

Given the benefit coworking had for me as a freelancer, and the belief I have that it can foster creativity and innovation, I’m going to make some of the office space available to freelancers – designers, developers, whatever (except SEOs – sorry, being able to set up a google ad campaign does not make you an expert).

The office is on South William Street and consists of two rooms – one will be for EchoLibre, the other for coworking. I already have one coworker on board, and have space for two more.

Coworking isn’t for everyone, but if you think it’s something you’d be
interested in, and you want an office in a nice part of town for a _very_ affordable price, then drop me a line.

Subsequently Patrick O’Connor was looking at the http://the-hub.net concept (while following coworking.ie). Looks like he might get onboard too.

If your interested in getting involved leave a comment or pop Eamon an email.

Thanks to Laura for pointing out the thread on PHPug. PS: Coworking.ie is still alive!

An interview with Alex Hillman co-founder of IndyHall in Philadelphia.

NetSquared: New Orleans, NetSquared sponsors ‘mashups’ that promote and enable social change.

Jelly office 2.0 video

Coworking Columbia, Last week, they decided to formalize some things

Launchpad Coworking in Austin

Over the last month, I have been working in the background to secure additional coworking locations in Dublin. The theory behind this is to make coworking more accessible and available.

I was contacted by a landlord a few weeks back who was inspired by our efforts to date. I explained the concepts and ideology behind coworking and it turned out that they were quite similar to why he set up his own business.

The second space will be located in Broombridge Business Centre in Dublin 7. The location itself is accessible by bus and train, a short commute (Only 15 mins from the M50 and 15 mins from the City centre).

Please spread the word people! Direct anyone and everyone to this page.

I popped up today and was blow away by the attention to detail that has been put into this place. The facility is huge and has been custom fitted with everything needed for your typical office.

So here is a rough outline of the deal (not fully finalised).. Please contact me if you are interested Jason@jason-roe.com or drop us a comment.

For €350 a month you get:

• Broadband Internet connection.
• Fully fitted desk chair with, ergonomically designed seating and flexible storage and filing units.
• Reception services 8.00am – 6.00pm Monday – Friday. 10.00 am to 4.00pm on Saturday
• Message management ensuring all messages are received and delivered promptly.
• Secure parking is available onsite.
• Immediate Availability
• Secure Storage Space Available on site.
• Full use of the site facilities including Coffee Dock, Showers & Toilets.

Any additional services used are charged to you each month.

• High-speed photocopying can be done for you or provided on a self-service basis.
• Telephone calls are standard rates
• Fax machine available in main Reception.
• Document binding and laminating.
• Taxi bookings.
• DHL Delivery Service on site
• Couriers
• Executive Meeting and Interview Rooms available at per hour or per day basis.

This space is not in direct competition with TL01 – Space 28 and should be seen as a second independent space.

Please contact me if you are interested. Jason@jason-roe.com or drop us a comment.

More info to come..
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At long last, I got in contact with Liam Burke. Liam won the survey prize back in Aug. He requested that the full amount of €300 should go to the charity Barnardos.

To quote their website:

“Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland’s leading independent children’s charity.â€?

If you feel like giving a little back this Christmas, pop along to the Barnardos fundraising page and make a donation. .