Dogpatch Labs has developed 8,000 square feet of event space for Dublin’s start-up community, which was opened in Dublin today.

Located in the 200-year-old vaults below the chq building in Dublin’s IFSC, the vaults includes a 100-person events space, meeting and conference rooms, a bar and space for hot-desking.

The redeveloped vaults will also host an off­site innovation hub for Ulster Bank, and Ulster Bank’s innovation solutions team will take space in the labs to work shoulder to shoulder with the start-ups housed there.

Dogpatch labs managing director Patrick Walsh said the first phase of Dogpatch was focussed on creating office space for start-ups.

“The second phase of Dogpatch will see us playing a much wider role in supporting Ireland’s technology community through events, workshops and meet-ups.”