Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government
Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres
Data Centres
Mercury Engineering aims for €3bn revenue within five years
Construction group eyes strong expansion in key European markets
Approval for Mayo data centre plan is appealed
Planning consultant said data centre site was chosen ‘outside grid-constrained areas and in a region with a surplus of renewable power’
Ireland losing investment because of slow progress on offshore wind projects, Limerick Chamber warns
‘Urgent delivery of designated maritime area plans to unlock West coast floating offshore wind potential needed’
Equinix bid for BT Datacentres faces full mergers investigation
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission opens inquiry into deal
Regulatory uncertainty blocking housing investment, Elkstone warns
Ireland’s development pipeline is stalling precisely when new housing is most desperately needed, investment firm Elkstone claims
‘My message is clear for Ireland, electricity is the future,’ IEA director Fatih Birol
Electrification should be overriding priority for Irish economy, industry and society, says International Energy Agency chief
Irish arm of Oracle pays €730m in dividends to US parent in 18 months
Directors consider impact of US and EU tariff and non-tariff trade measures as ‘minimal’
How Irish booksellers feel about the arrival of Amazon.ie: ‘It’s a very real danger to the industry’
Bookshops offer something that an exclusively online retailer cannot, but they may need support to compete against a corporate giant
Ireland’s main tariff response is ‘putting everything’ into EU-US deal, Minister says
Peter Burke outlined a 16-point plan to improve competitiveness including Ceta progress
King of Wall Street says European leaders ‘starting to focus on a growth agenda, not a control agenda’
Larry Fink, the head of the world’s biggest asset manager, talks tariffs, pensions and the ‘assets that will define the future’
AI data centre growth means more coal and gas plants, IEA says
Renewable supplies won’t be enough to power surge in data centre consumption
Data centres spurn electricity supply plan
Industry warns that power market not designed for back-up generators
Legal threats see some climate activists turn to clandestine sabotage activities
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
Debate: Should Ireland build more data centres?
Providing IT infrastructure for the likes of Amazon and Meta is key for our economy, but environmental costs worry opponents
Planners approve Energia data centre
Project is in line with Government’s Climate Action Plan, An Bord Pleanála rules after objections from An Taisce and environmentalists
Electricity supplies face ongoing pressure due to increases in demand
National grid operator predicts record demand as climate change measures kick in
Patrick Freyne: Here’s what I see when I see Irish people at their best
We are hospitable and irreverent, but also cynical and parochial. When things get difficult, who do we want to be?
The man lobbying for data centres in Ireland: ‘Disparaging them means you’re effectively demonising the big tax takes’
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
Irish storage supplier Suretank to create 80 jobs by year-end
Company, which diversified from oil and gas, expects expanded headcount to help drive revenues up from €50m to €75m
Miriam Lord’s Week: Verona Murphy needs help understanding Micheál Martin, but does he know what he said himself?
The latest wheeze to appease Regional Independent TDs has further riled Opposition, and mystery surrounds a mooted Linda Martin presidency
ChatGPT search uses 10 times as much electricity as Google search - Dáil hears
Dáil told 50% of energy produced in Dublin and Meath goes to data centres
What does the latest regulator ruling on data centres mean?
Electricity consumption by installations has long been a problem
Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’
To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says
Any new data centres here will need to supply electricity to other premises under revised rules
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Data centres to supply electricity under proposed new rules
Energy industry regulators to publish decision on Tuesday
Power costs putting investors off in energy-intensive sectors, Government warned
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment officials worried that high energy costs could make Ireland less attractive for business
Tough choices must be made on the climate crisis
State is projected to miss emissions targets by 2030, risking €20bn fine despite solid progress on renewables and reducing carbon
Sally Rooney takes climate fight to Mayo County Council by objecting to ‘toxic’ data centre plan
Plus: Defence Forces spending on Pilates sounds like a bit of a stretch, Michael McGrath discusses European master plan in Cork and Independent TDs take us back to the past
How green is the programme for government?
Absence of climate ambition, continuity rather than scaled-up targets and vague language stand out
Nuclear comes back into fashion as AI and data centres manage their energy challenge
Cloud providers are interested in the potential of miniature nuclear reactors but they come with risks as well as potential
Data centre producer Ardmac sees 45% profit jump
Group continues expansion of activities in pharmaceutical and data centre sectors in UK and mainland Europe
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