Double Check Security Group
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Security Company in Dublin, Operating Since 1998
PSA licensed officers guarding offices, sites, shops and events across Dublin. You see exactly what sits behind your quote before you sign anything.
Every officer on a Dublin site holds a current PSA licence
Start with your site
What does your Dublin site need?You do not need to know the exact cover before you get in touch.
Free, with no obligation. Site assessment included.
Day to day
The things you notice after the contract starts.
One provider. One standard.
Security Services in Dublin, Under One Contract
Dublin security
One team responsible for the security cover behind your site.
Manned guarding, retail and event security across Dublin are provided by Double Check Security Group, with security personnel holding the required Private Security Authority licences.
We have been operating since 1998 and can bring security, cleaning and facilities management together under a single contract.
That gives businesses with several operational requirements one provider to deal with, while keeping the security cover for each Dublin site clearly defined.
Dublin, Ireland
Your site
What we cover
Security Services in Dublin
The services below cover most Dublin requirements. Each runs through the same rostering, supervision and reporting structure.
Guarding & Front of House
Your core security team
People where your site needs them.
Fixed guarding and front-of-house security built around your opening hours, access points and the way people actually move through your premises.
Retail security
Uniformed deterrence on the door and plain-clothes cover on the floor, with officers briefed around your store, trading patterns and known areas of loss.
Event security
Crowd management, access control and bag checks for venues, one-off dates and seasonal peaks. Officer numbers are set around the event plan rather than applying a standard headcount.
Built around the site
The right level of cover, rather than the biggest roster.
For premises that need protection without a permanent overnight security post.
Also available
More security services across Dublin
These services can be commissioned individually or added to a wider guarding contract when your site requires them.
- Door supervisors for licensed premises For bars, clubs and venues operating under a licence.
- Hotel and venue security Guest safety, overnight cover and back-of-house security.
- Close protection officers Planned protection for individuals and small groups.
- Handler and dog teams For large perimeters, vacant premises and construction sites.
- Warehouse and distribution security Including gatehouse control and goods-in checks.
- Festival and outdoor event cover Security for multi-day and open-site events.
- Physical penetration testing Finding physical security gaps before somebody else does.
Where we work
Sectors We Cover Across Dublin
Different premises create different security demands. Cover is built around how the site operates, who uses it and where the risk actually sits.
Dublin Coverage
One city. Different risks.
Security shaped around the environment.
Offices and Business Parks
Sandyford, Citywest, Blanchardstown and the Docklands run on multi-tenant buildings where access control matters more than perimeter. Front-of-house officers handle visitors, contractors and deliveries from one desk.
Retail and Shopping Centres
City-centre stores, suburban centres and retail parks each face different patterns of loss. Cover is set around your trading environment rather than a standard headcount.
Construction Sites
Dublin's construction programme leaves plant, copper and materials exposed outside working hours. Gate control can operate during the day, with patrol or dog cover after hours.
Warehousing and Distribution
Estates around Dublin Airport, Ballycoolin and the port move stock around the clock. Cover can include gatehouse control, goods-in checks and driver management.
Hotels and Hospitality
Guest safety, overnight cover and back-of-house security, delivered by officers who can hold a lobby without making the environment feel unnecessarily guarded.
Data Centres and Regulated Campuses
West Dublin carries a dense concentration of data centres, alongside pharmaceutical and medtech sites. These environments need controlled access and records that can withstand an audit, rather than a simple signature in a visitor book.
Not sure which type of cover fits your site? The site assessment is where that gets worked out.
One provider. One standard.
Security Services in Dublin, Under One Contract
Manned guarding, retail and event security across Dublin are provided by Double Check Security Group, with security personnel holding the required Private Security Authority licences.
We have been operating since 1998 and can bring security, cleaning and facilities management together under a single contract.
That gives businesses with several operational requirements one provider to deal with, while keeping the security cover for each Dublin site clearly defined.
Dublin Security
On site
Client portfolio
Organisations We Work With
Names carry more weight than adjectives, so here are ours. Where a client is happy to be referenced, we will put you in touch with them directly before you sign anything.
Regulation
PSA Licensing in Ireland
Security work in the Republic of Ireland is regulated by the Private Security Authority (opens in a new tab) under the Private Security Services Act 2004. Every officer working on a Dublin site must hold a current PSA licence.
Officers on our Dublin contracts hold PSA licences. The application process includes Garda vetting, and the licence card has to be worn and displayed while on duty. PSA inspectors visit sites unannounced to check.
Independently assessed
Accreditations and Standards
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ISO 9001
Quality management systems operate across the group, covering how work is set up, delivered and reviewed.
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SafeContractor
Independently assessed on health and safety management.
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RISQS
RISQS
Approved on the rail industry supplier scheme, which is among the harder vetting regimes a security supplier goes through.
Cost
What Sits Behind Your Quote
Security in Dublin is priced per site, because the figure depends on hours, risk and cover arrangements rather than a list price. Four things move it:
Your site
What moves the figure
- 01 Total hours, and how they fall across days, nights and Sundays
- 02 Whether the post needs one officer or a rotating pair for continuous cover
- 03 How holiday and sickness cover is arranged
- 04 Any equipment, licensing or reporting the site needs beyond the standard
Before comparing quotes Read the important pricing notes
One rule catches people out. A shift shorter than four hours still has to be paid as four. So a two hour lock-up costs four hours of labour before anyone adds supervision, insurance or margin.
Some providers offer to undercut any quote you show them. With a statutory floor in place, that promise runs out of room quickly. Below a certain point the saving is not coming from margin, it is coming from supervision, cover arrangements or compliance, and you find out which during the first sickness absence.
All figures are quoted plus VAT.
Site duties
What Your Site Has to Provide
The Employment Regulation Order places some duties on the site as well as the security provider. We check these during the site walk before quoting.
Arrange a Site AssessmentView the site requirements and compliance detail
What the order requires
The Employment Regulation Order places duties on the site as well as the provider. A security firm must supply, or arrange with the client to supply, proper facilities for officers on duty.
- Shelter
- A toilet
- Heat
- Light
- Access to a canteen, or a means to heat food
- Communication equipment
- Protective clothing
- First aid
A copy of the health and safety risk assessment has to be available at the site itself.
Most buyers have never been told this, and it matters at two points. It can add cost if your site cannot currently meet it, and it becomes a problem if anything goes wrong. Our site walk before quoting tells you which of these are already covered and which are not.
The same order sets death in service and personal attack benefits for officers. Both are real costs carried by any compliant provider, which is worth remembering when quotes are compared on hourly rate alone.
Changing Provider
Continuity matters
Your security team does not necessarily disappear when the contract changes.
Changing provider
Switching From Your Current Provider
Changing security provider in Ireland is a TUPE transfer, so officers already working on your site usually move across to the incoming contractor on their existing terms.
That is less disruptive than most buyers expect. People who know your building stay in your building. What changes is the management, the rostering and the reporting above them.
Handover What happens before the transfer?
Your outgoing provider carries obligations here too. Under the transfer rules they must give affected workers a written statement up to two weeks before the transfer date, covering pay, hours, premiums, leave and continuous service dates. Missing detail at that stage is the usual cause of a messy handover, and it is worth asking for early. Here is how a TUPE transfer works in practice .
In-house teams
Security Currently Run In-House
Plenty of Dublin sites still employ their own officers, and it works until it does not. The usual breaking point is not cost. It is cover.
Off your desk
Once security sits with a contractor, these become the provider's responsibility.
- Recruiting officers and tracking PSA licence expiry dates
- Building rosters and issuing them in writing three days ahead
- Finding cover for holiday, sickness and no-shows at short notice
- Meeting the statutory pay, premium and overtime rules
- Carrying death in service and personal attack liabilities
One in-house officer cannot cover one post alone. Holidays, illness and turnover mean you need roughly three people to staff one post reliably, and most in-house arrangements are quietly running on two.
Discuss Your SiteWhy they stay
Why Dublin Clients Stay
The difference is usually found in what happens after an officer arrives on site.
Licensing Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
Ireland's largest security provider openly describes PSA licensing as the basic requirement any client should expect, and that is the right way to read it. What deserves your attention is the supervision and reporting sitting above the licence.
Straight Answers on Cost
Your written quote carries the hours, the cover arrangements and the assumptions behind the figure. Nothing waits to be found on the first invoice.
One Contract, Three Services
Security, cleaning and facilities management run under one agreement with one point of contact, so responsibility does not get passed between suppliers.
Operating Since 1998
Long enough to have handled contract transfers, seasonal peaks and difficult sites many times over.
Four practical reasons. Open any item for the detail.
Coverage
Areas Covered Across Dublin
Our Dublin team covers the city centre and the wider county, including Dublin 1 to Dublin 24, along with the areas below.
- Dublin 1 to Dublin 24
- Swords
- Blanchardstown
- Tallaght
- Dún Laoghaire
- Sandyford
- Santry
- Ballycoolin
- Citywest
Sites elsewhere in Ireland are covered on request.
A visual indicator of where our Dublin team works, not a measured radius.
Common questions
Common Questions About Security in Dublin
Licensing, rosters, cover and cost, answered before you speak to anyone.
Do security guards in Dublin need a PSA licence?
Yes. Every security officer working in the Republic of Ireland must hold a current Private Security Authority licence. The licence must be worn and displayed on duty, and PSA inspectors check sites without notice.
Is a UK SIA licence valid in Dublin?
No. An SIA licence covers Great Britain and Northern Ireland only. Dublin sits under the PSA, and the two qualifications are not transferable in either direction.
How much notice do officers get of their roster?
Completed rosters must be issued in writing at least three days before the cycle starts, other than in exceptional circumstances. Predictable rostering is one reason turnover stays low, and stable teams are what make a site work.
What happens if an officer calls in sick?
Cover is arranged from the same pool of officers already briefed on your site, so a replacement knows the building and the procedures. Sickness and holiday cover arrangements are set out in the quote rather than handled as they arise.
How much does a security guard cost in Dublin?
There is no list price, because cost depends on hours, cover arrangements and site risk. The legal floor is 15.41 euro per hour for the officer's own pay, with premiums on top for night work and overtime. A written quote after a site visit is the only reliable figure.
Is an officer paid for a shift shorter than four hours?
Yes. Any shift or duty of less than four hours attracts a minimum of four hours' pay under the Employment Regulation Order. Short call-outs are therefore priced at four hours as a baseline.
Before you decide
Before You Compare Quotes
The cheapest quote in a regulated market is rarely the cheapest contract. Statutory pay, licensing, vetting and welfare provision are fixed costs every compliant provider carries. A figure sitting well below the rest is usually a different service wearing the same description. Ask each provider to show you the hours, the cover arrangements and the licence numbers, then compare those instead of the headline rate.
Send us the site details and we will arrange a free site assessment, then put a written quote behind it.
Request a call back about your security requirements.
