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Dublin Startup Commissioner to step down in March

The Office of the Dublin Commissioner for Startups began in October 2014 as a pilot project
The Office of the Dublin Commissioner for Startups began in October 2014 as a pilot project

The Dublin Startup Commissioner Niamh Bushnell has announced that she will leave the post in March.

Dublin City Council will then start work on a review and development plan for the future of the Office of the Dublin Commissioner for Startups, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders. 

In a blog post, Ms Bushnell said that it was agreed at a recent board meeting that the office had succeeded in doing something that was "important and new in Ireland - to enhance the character and international reputation of Dublin as a tech and innovation city". 

"For sure, any successes we have had have many mothers and many fathers," she added.

The Office of the Dublin Commissioner for Startups began in October 2014 as a pilot project.

Its work has been supported by two key funders, the Ryan Academy at Dublin City University and Dublin City Council.

Ms Bushnell said it had also received a significant amount of financial, and moral, support from a host of other organisations here in Ireland, not to mention Dublin's "wonderful" tech community itself.