Amazon seeks to increase size of new north Dublin data centre

The tech retail giant has applied for planning permission to build a 14,330 square metre facility in Dublin 17

Amazon’s plan to increase the size of the data centre by 50 per cent has come after calls for a moratorium on data centre construction.

Amazon has sought permission to significantly increase the size of a new data centre project it is planning in north Dublin.

The tech retail giant has applied for planning permission to build a 14,330 square metre facility spread across two buildings on a 3.75-hectare site in the Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park in Dublin 17.

In 2019, permission was granted for a 9,250 square metre data centre on the land, which is located north of ...