Originally Posted by
inOban
Reading your description of the activities of your staff, it seems you need to be making much more use of VC facilities. The cost in unproductive time of you and your staff traipsing to and from Dublin greatly outways the cost of the airfares (and getting to and from the airport).
Not the OP, but as someone who manages a remote team VC doesn't replace actual face time. I try to see my people in person every two months or so.