Energy In numbers: Irish data centre power usage surges 400% since 2015Ireland is a stark outlier in Europe in terms of the proportion of energy devoted to data centres
Energy Ireland has ‘up to two years’ before it misses out on the AI boom. Here’s what it needs to do nowCiaran Forde said the tech sector was in the middle of a ‘four-year pivot’
Connected Magazine Data centre constraints and the FDI pipelineThe impact of rationing data centre connectivity will have a significant impact on Ireland’s ability to capitalise on the AI revolution and damage the country’s reputation as an international technology hub. Ian Campbell reports
BP Exclusive Government fears investors will ‘lose faith’ in Ireland over data centre gridlockNew document shows anxieties of enterprise officials as country grapples with problems posed by data centres and ailing national grid
Data Centres Google to expand data centre footprint in DublinTech giant seeking to build a new 72,400 sq m data storage facility at its Grange Castle site in Dublin 22
Opinion Ian Guider: Allowing companies to bypass grid is not a solution to our energy failures Data centres account for 18 per cent of all energy consumption, rising by 31 per cent between 2021 and 2022
Economy Lorcan Allen: FDI recovery will be a false dawn if infrastructure problems persistAfter a very sluggish start to 2024, the number of investments being announced by multinational companies looks like it is on the rise
Energy Businesses ‘set to fail’ in bid to lift Dublin data centre restrictions despite lobbyingAn effective moratorium on data centres in the Dublin region will remain until Eirgrid completes upgrades to the capital’s electricity grid
Data Centres Data centre developers form industry group, claim government policy is ‘driving investment’ awayThe alliance is comprised of nine data centre developers
Companies US firms ‘nervous’ to come to Ireland amid data centre concernsIndustry chief says that American companies are worried that they will be blocked from further expansion due to power constraints
Energy IDA warns against ‘draconian’ policy on data centre connections to national gridThe state agency said Ireland’s ‘success as a country’ is threatened when policies are misaligned
Energy Backers of €2.4bn Kildare jobs park warn energy constraint a ‘major disincentive’ to investmentNew investment Kildare Innovation Campus could create up to 3,000 jobs but the project’s backers want clarity from government on its energy policy
Data Centres Ireland will need 13 per cent more power to run data centres – Goldman SachsNeil Morris, head of Amazon’s European cloud infrastructure operations, warned over the weekend the government must facilitate new data centre growth or face losing billions in investment
data centres Fianna Fáil’s Kelleher: Energy policy restricting data centres ‘incredibly damaging’The MEP has called for a standalone Department of Energy
Companies Exclusive: Amazon boss warns ‘major risk’ looming for IrelandNeil Morris said Ireland was at risk of losing out to other countries as a result of its policy around data centres
Energy ‘The data centre debate has been presented in a very binary fashion’: Amazon chiefSpeaking exclusively to the Business Post, Neil Morris, Ireland lead for Amazon, spells out danger of moratorium to the economy
Data Centres Data centre operator introduces plan to feed energy back to the grid Digital Realty said its new partnership enables more renewable energy to be fed into the power grid while ensuring it can continue to operate reliably
Data Centres Vantage confirms new €1bn data centre campus for DublinSited on 22 acres, the new 38,000 square metre campus will consist of a 32MW facility, together with a 20MW facility
Connected Magazine Power hungry: How the AI frenzy is impacting on data centresOn a recent visit to Paris to talk with data centre experts, Connected editor Charlie Taylor heard how AI will lead to increased energy use
Tech ‘Climate limit’ on data centre growth, Eamon Ryan warnsThe Green Party leader has been under pressure from the IDA over the current rules on the use of the facilities