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Websites & software in Dundalk

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Before a quality manager approves a new supplier, or an engineer shortlists a partner for electrical equipment, they look the company up online. Anyone doing business with a Dundalk firm expects to find certifications, technical data and a named contact within a few clicks, on a phone or a desktop. The same applies to manufacturers and wholesalers in Coe's Road Industrial Estate or Brewery Business Park, whose next customer may be based in Dublin, Belfast or further afield. MDEPARTMENT combines web design for Dundalk companies with custom software development: B2B websites that answer procurement questions early, careers pages aimed at DkIT graduates, and web apps – order portals, quote calculators, document workflows – that replace spreadsheets and email chains. Our studio is based in Germany, so projects run remotely in English or German, at a fixed price in euro.

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Software &
digital products

Custom software that supports your processes and grows with you — from analysis to operation.

Websites &
e-commerce

Bespoke online shops and fast websites that generate enquiries.

Brand &
performance

A presence people recognise — and technology that performs on Google and on smartphones.

Dundalk (Irish: Dún Dealgan) is the county town of Louth and lies on the M1 Dublin–Belfast Economic Corridor; Irish regional planning designates it a Regional Growth Centre. The M1 puts both Dublin and Belfast about an hour away, with Dublin Airport around 45 minutes by road. Louth County Council's Dundalk Local Area Plan 2025–2031 identifies the Mullagharlin area in south Dundalk as the main location for foreign direct investment. Here, Finnabair Business Park, Xerox Technology Park and Dundalk Science and Technology Park cluster around Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT). Companies named in the plan include WuXi Biologics in biopharmaceuticals, Kaseya in IT software, ABB and Anord Mardix in electrical engineering, and Pens.com. Local engineering, manufacturing, logistics and wholesale firms are concentrated in Coe's Road Industrial Estate and Brewery Business Park. DkIT, which agreed in 2025 to become a university college of Queen's University Belfast, supplies a skilled workforce, and Creative Spark offers co-working space and a FabLab.

Key industries

  • Biopharmaceuticals and pharmaceuticals
  • Software and IT services
  • Electrical engineering and advanced manufacturing
  • Financial and professional services
  • Logistics, warehousing and port-related trade
  • Food and drink production

Business and commercial areas

  • Mullagharlin / IDA Business & Technology Park, south Dundalk
  • Finnabair Business Park (IDA), near DkIT
  • Xerox Technology Park
  • Dundalk Science and Technology Park
  • Coe's Road Industrial Estate
  • Brewery Business Park, Ardee Road

Sources: Louth County Council – Dundalk Local Area Plan 2025–2031, Chapter 6 Economy & Employment (adopted 6 March 2025) · Louth County Council – Louth County Development Plan 2021–2027, Chapter 5 Economy & Employment (incl. Variation 3) · Dundalk Chamber of Commerce – Development Agencies (IDA, Finnabair Business Park, FDI companies; last updated 22 May 2024) · Wikipedia (EN) – Dundalk (Irish name Dún Dealgan, economy, WuXi, Great Northern Distillery) · RTÉ News – DkIT set to become a university college (19 Nov 2025)

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Strategy
and analysis

A precise look at the status quo as the foundation for your success.

Development
and build

Visual identity and technical excellence from a single source.

Implementation
and operations

From the first draft to a stable go-live — and beyond.

How much does a project in Dundalk cost?

Website

from €3,000

Custom software

from €15,000

Fixed prices following a free initial consultation. Invoiced in euro, with monthly instalments available on request.

Remote, personal, reliable

Our studio is based in Germany and has worked with businesses across Europe for years. Projects run remotely with dedicated contacts and are conducted in English — or in German, if you prefer. On request, we come to you for workshops.

Frequently asked questions — Dundalk

Is web design for a Dundalk business charged by the hour or at a fixed price?

At a fixed price. After an initial conversation about your goals, content and the systems involved, you receive a quote that covers the agreed scope in full. Websites start at €3,000; custom software and web applications start at €15,000. The final figure depends mainly on the number of page templates, how much copy we write for you, additional language versions and connections to tools such as an ERP, a CRM or a product database. If you later want more than was agreed, we price the extra work before it begins. All invoices are issued in euro, and for VAT-registered Irish businesses the EU reverse-charge mechanism usually applies, so no German VAT is added.

With no office in Ireland, how do you run a project for a team in Dundalk?

Remotely – and the project is set up for that from day one. Kick-off, design reviews and demos of new features take place by video call; between meetings you can follow progress on a staging version of the site or application, so feedback never depends on email attachments. The time difference is just one hour all year round, so almost the whole working day overlaps. Projects run in English or German, whichever your team prefers. When an on-site workshop adds value – for example to map an internal process together with the people who use it every day – we travel to Dundalk, which is easy to reach via Dublin Airport and the M1.

Where does custom software development make sense for Dundalk manufacturers and suppliers?

Wherever an important process still lives in spreadsheets, email threads or paper forms. For suppliers to pharmaceutical sites, that might be a portal for exchanging certificates and batch documents with clear version control. Electrical engineering and manufacturing firms often benefit from quote calculators, product configurators or spare-parts ordering for trade customers. Logistics and wholesale businesses use dashboards that bring stock, orders and deliveries into a single view, while IT companies tend to need documentation portals and customer areas that their own teams can keep up to date. Where it saves real time, we also integrate AI, for instance to sort incoming enquiries or prepare first drafts of replies. Everything runs in the browser, with no local installation.

Does a website built in Germany comply with data-protection rules in Ireland?

Yes, provided data protection is built in from the start, which is how we work. The GDPR applies across the EU, so the same core rules hold in Ireland and Germany; in Ireland, the Data Protection Commission is the supervisory authority. We host in the EU, conclude a data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR and configure cookie consent so that analytics and marketing tools load only after opt-in. Contact and job-application forms collect only the data you need, and we document every third-party service the site uses, so your privacy notice stays accurate. For software that processes personal data, such as customer portals or HR tools, we add role-based access rights and activity logging. Accessibility under the European Accessibility Act is part of the same build.

Dundalk sits on the M1 corridor between Dublin and Belfast, so local businesses often speak to technical buyers, job seekers and partners on both sides of the border at once. If your website or internal tools no longer reflect that, send us a few lines about where things stand. We will suggest a sensible first step and, after a short call, quote a fixed price.

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