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Data centres
Are we building offshore wind farms to save our planet or to power data centres?
Costs of renewable energy justified when it cuts emissions, less so if main beneficiary is industrial growth
Should we pause data centre development? Lynn Boylan debates Malcolm Byrne
Our electricity grid is under pressure, leading to calls for a moratorium on data centres
New data centres designed for AI ‘require power in excess of that used by 100,000 homes’
Oireachtas committee hears projections suggest installations to account for about 35% of electricity demand by 2035
Data centre protesters vow to fight on as Kildare County Council rejects zoning motions
Certain land in Kildare, including sites in Naas, was zoned exclusively for data centres under the Local Area Plan 2021-2027
Google wins planning permission for Dublin data centre extension
An Coimisiún Pleanala backs development at Grange Castle site
We need more data on data centres, not spin
Lack of concrete data on contribution of data centres to Ireland leaves debate open to spin
The Irish Times view on data centres: a rift between voters and Government
Current policy deserves more rigorous scrutiny from Opposition and civil society
Naomi Klein: The super rich need to be abolished and ‘prescribed a middle-class life’
End Times Fascism by noted author and her collaborator Astra Taylor contains a hopeful prescription for neighbourly resistance
How Ireland feels about data-centre construction revealed in new Irish Times poll
More than two-thirds of respondents say they support Ireland’s ‘current model of neutrality’
The town carrying Britain’s AI dream is starting to revolt
Slough is Europe’s ‘data centre alley’ but some locals are opposed to intensity of development
The data centre dilemma: AI growth and Ireland’s energy needs
Top 1000: Data centres underpin Ireland’s digital economy and ambitions for AI growth, but the sector’s energy demands must be aligned with climate targets
Accenture reports earnings of $93bn in Ireland, more than Apple and Microsoft combined
EU rules shed light on scale of Accenture, News Corp and Digital Realty Irish operations
Data centres ‘may have used as much water’ last year in Ireland as more than 340,000 homes
New research highlights poverty of information about energy-intensive sector’s footprint
If we don’t listen to the science on climate change, can we at least hear its victims?
The stories of people whose lives, livelihoods and cultures have been destroyed should resonate clearly with Ireland’s famine past
US and China agree to extend trade truce as Xi Jinping arrives in Washington
Issues such as the race in AI development and geopolitical instability loom
Large-scale Dublin 15 site zoned for high-technology development guiding at €16.5m
Lands at Tyrellstown primed for range of uses including data centre, pharmaceutical and life sciences
Households ‘put on the hook’ for cost of data centre expansion to electricity grid
Irish consumers pay disproportionately more for electricity than large data centres, report suggests
Data centre expansion ‘a runaway train taking Ireland away from climate targets’
Friends of the Earth calls for freeze on data centres being built and regulation ‘for the public good’
Mark Little: ‘Protests against data centres is the biggest wave of civic activism since the 1960s’
The broadcaster turned entrepreneur on messianic tech billionaires, and his new book tracking his journey from tech-optimism to disillusionment to a new cautious hope
‘A lot of ’em can’t even spell AI’: The technology-extinction debate convulses America
An insider’s warning about the power of AI has triggered a spectacular debate in the US
Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns
US firm had chosen Mayo because of electricity constraints around Dublin
Tenth of Irish renewable electricity lost in 2025 due to grid constraints
Electricity demand rise driven primarily by 9% increase in demand from large energy users including data centres
Donald Trump says attempts to limit artificial intelligence are part of ‘sick conspiracy’
US president says he is only ‘guardrail’ needed to control AI despite growing alarm over the technology
Do data centres pay their own way? The answer is not straightforward
Data centres impose massive costs on the power system, of that there is no doubt – but do they pay enough to cover their costs?
Greens call for €2.5bn to fund solar panels in homes and for ‘targeted’ energy credits
At Dublin think-in the party calls for 1 per cent levy on electricity use in data centres
Data centres and the LNG terminal
Terminal comes despite the severe climate, environmental and public health impacts of LNG
The Irish Times view on data centres: a storm is gathering
If the Government parties wish to avoid a painful reckoning, a radical rethink is required
Engineering company DECI to open US office, creating 250 jobs
Chicago base development is a major expansion for the Limerick company
Germany’s AfD win regional elections; data centre energy use; the fall of rural Irish pubs
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
The Magaverse is echoing the language of Ireland’s most pro-data centre party
The pro-data centre language of US politicians sounds strikingly familiar to an Irish audience
Noisy data centres are far more than an annoyance
Low-frequency sounds can disturb sleep and wellbeing, while interfering with the simple enjoyments of a home
Data centres in Ireland to be offered cut-price gas in return for possible supply disruption
Data-centre expansion will make it hard to source enough gas to meet demand during extreme cold events, state regulator warns
Irish economic growth stalls slightly in second quarter
GDP rebounds after two consecutive quarters of contraction fuelled by unwinding of tariff-driven export boom
‘We just don’t want them’: Hundreds gather in a Kildare town over data centre plans
Noise issues in Clondalkin are a cautionary tale – but it’s not too late for Kildare, town meeting hears
Claire Byrne prepares to go on Celebrity Gogglebox: ‘We need fizzy jellies and quality crisps’
Radio: Newstalk host is more relaxed yet remains the consummate professional, as Drivetime hears of hope on climate change
Demand for environmentally sound buildings ‘now key driver’ of commercial property market
Society of Chartered Surveyors forecasts 6% rise in average rents for prime offices in coming year
‘No stopping it’: Noise from Dublin data centre causing ‘a lot of annoyance’ for residents
Clondalkin residents say they can hear a low-frequency noise from an Echelon Data Centres site
Ireland can’t be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don’t want
They have become a defining question everywhere – except Ireland. Why?
Vertiv’s Irish profits more than double as data centre equipment sales surge
Ohio-headquartered IT manufacturer has rapidly grown its Irish presence in recent years
‘Nothing underhanded’ in department’s changes to data centre report, says Burke
Minister delivers cost of business advisory forum’s final report
Data centre boom turns many niche specialist businesses into multimillion-euro industry players
Irish companies began working for the industry here and followed the clients as demand moved abroad
More than $250m invested in Irish artificial intelligence firms over first half of 2026
EY report says there was significant spending in data centre developers and engineering companies
Waterland commits €250m to Irish deals, eyeing data centre engineers and foray into food
Companies bought by Irish arm of Dutch private equity firm have grown revenues by €600m to €1.15 bn
Combilift develops US exports amid strong demand from Tesla and Google
Monaghan fork-lift manufacturer chasing in on boom in data centres and prefabricated construction
New era of climate obstruction requires pretending things are okay when clearly they are not
Misleading economic arguments position climate action as a threat to prosperity
Putting pressure on regulator will not improve incoherent energy strategy
Criticism of marine regulator for delays in offshore infrastructure ignores fundamental issues
Inside Intel: how America’s chip champion came back from the brink
The group’s shares have quadrupled, but it has yet to prove itself a serious manufacturing competitor to Taiwan’s TSMC
Who are BMC: the low profile Meath business that landed a €900m pay day?
Founder Brendan Meehan the dominant shareholder in engineering company transformed by demand for data
Kingspan buys data centre specialist BMC Manufacturing in deal worth up to €900m
BMC has seen turnover and profits multiply on back of data-centre boom and plans expansion into US market
Here’s a radical idea for the Government: start telling us the truth
Its lack of candour on big issues such as Aughinish and data centres is rust that corrodes trust in democracy
Vertiv plans Donegal expansion creating up to 300 jobs
The company has added hundreds of new staff to its Irish operation in 2026
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