AI involves ‘arms race betweeen nations’ with ‘no easy option for Ireland’, committee hears
AI Advisory Council members say new technologies will present enormous opportunities for society
AI Advisory Council members say new technologies will present enormous opportunities for society
Dr Patricia Scanlon of the AI Advisory Council urges Government to consider regulatory overhaul
Badly needed scaling up of house-building is threatened by transport and utilities projects stuck in the planning pipeline. What is to be done?
CIF calls on Government to remove ‘roadblocks’ creating ‘persistent uncertainty in Ireland’s infrastructure pipeline’
Department of Energy proposal will depart from norm of ESB having exclusive right to own such infrastructure
Officials from Research Ireland appeared before newly formed Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Percentage share of metered electricity consumption used by data centres has more than quadrupled since 2015
Industry executive warns that existing Irish retail data centres are nearing maximum capacity or ‘going dark’
Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres
Construction group eyes strong expansion in key European markets
Planning consultant said data centre site was chosen ‘outside grid-constrained areas and in a region with a surplus of renewable power’
‘Urgent delivery of designated maritime area plans to unlock West coast floating offshore wind potential needed’
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission opens inquiry into deal
Ireland’s development pipeline is stalling precisely when new housing is most desperately needed, investment firm Elkstone claims
Electrification should be overriding priority for Irish economy, industry and society, says International Energy Agency chief
Directors consider impact of US and EU tariff and non-tariff trade measures as ‘minimal’
Bookshops offer something that an exclusively online retailer cannot, but they may need support to compete against a corporate giant
Peter Burke outlined a 16-point plan to improve competitiveness including Ceta progress
Larry Fink, the head of the world’s biggest asset manager, talks tariffs, pensions and the ‘assets that will define the future’
Renewable supplies won’t be enough to power surge in data centre consumption
Industry warns that power market not designed for back-up generators
Ireland has a long history of courageous climate and environmental activism which includes protests against LNG and fracking, the Corrib gas pipeline, tree felling at the Glen of the Downs, Sitka spruce plantations and data centres
Providing IT infrastructure for the likes of Amazon and Meta is key for our economy, but environmental costs worry opponents
Project is in line with Government’s Climate Action Plan, An Bord Pleanála rules after objections from An Taisce and environmentalists
National grid operator predicts record demand as climate change measures kick in
We are hospitable and irreverent, but also cynical and parochial. When things get difficult, who do we want to be?
Ireland risks being left behind in the digital age by our negative view of data centres, says Garry Connolly, director of industry lobby group Digital Infrastructure Ireland
Company, which diversified from oil and gas, expects expanded headcount to help drive revenues up from €50m to €75m
The latest wheeze to appease Regional Independent TDs has further riled Opposition, and mystery surrounds a mooted Linda Martin presidency
Dáil told 50% of energy produced in Dublin and Meath goes to data centres
Electricity consumption by installations has long been a problem
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