Construction expert warns Dublin data centre ban could cost sector €2bn

Eirgrid’s five-year halt on the building of new centres, due to power concerns, may discourage foreign investment by tech firms, says a new report by construction consultancy firm Mitchell McDermott

Eirgrid, the state’s electricity network manager, has imposed a moratorium on development of data centres in the Dublin area until 2028

The Irish construction industry could lose out on as much as €2 billion in business over the next five years as a result of the moratorium which Eirgrid, the state’s electricity network manager, has imposed on development of data centres in the Dublin area until 2028.

These are among the key points in the Annual Construction Sector Report 2022 published by construction consultancy firm Mitchell McDermott.

This moratorium may also have serious consequences for Ireland’s ...