3 h. ago Will deleting old emails really save water during a drought? Uisce Éireann doesn't think so

The UK government told people this week to get rid of their old emails as a way to conserve water.

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30 h. ago Blackrock tops list of Ireland's favourite sea swimming locations

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Salthill’s Blackrock Beach has topped a list of Ireland’s favourite sea swimming locations. The survey was carried out by the Lagoon Activity Centre in Cork. The research looked at Google Trends data and Instagram hashtags. Banna Beach in Kerry was second, while Dublin’s Forty Foot took the […] The post Blackrock tops list of Ireland's favourite sea swimming locations appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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44 h. ago Where is the government storing all its ‘vital data’? In a centre in Co Kildare, of course

Minister of State Emer Higgins visited the new data centre this afternoon.

Politics

56 h. ago Two data centres get green light for south Dublin despite refusal by council

Two data centres get green light for south Dublin despite refusal by council  The Irish Independent

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3 d. ago UK government advises people to delete old photos and emails as England faces water shortfall

The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as ‘data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems’.

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3 d. ago British government asks people to delete old emails to reduce data centres' water use

The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as ‘data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems’.

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7 d. ago Planning board overturns council’s refusal of planning permission for two new data centres

The planning board said the data centres proposed diesel generators must be replaced with a renewable source of back-up energy.

Events

8 d. ago Questions for Ireland as investigation reveals Microsoft data centre use by Israeli military

A Guardian report has revealed Microsoft’s cloud services are used by Israel’s Unit 8200 to archive millions of Palestinian phone calls.

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