20 h. ago New grant of up to €4,000 to upgrade windows and doors to be made available from March

The plans, which will see grants of up to €4,800 made available, will be approved by Cabinet this morning.

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5 d. ago Energy demand may trigger ‘electricity shortage event’ in two to five years, warns regulator

Predicted expansion in demand ‘largely attributed to growth in data centre loads’, notes commission’s analysis

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5 d. ago Ireland could see ‘electricity shortage event’ in next two to five years, regulator warns

Predicted expansion in demand ‘largely attributed to growth in data centre loads’, notes commission’s analysis

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7 d. ago Now out of government, Paschal Donohoe warns about water usage from 'thirsty' data centres

Donohoe’s warning has been criticised by Friends of the Earth, who said he should have shown this ‘level of clarity’ on the issue when he sat at Cabinet.

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7 d. ago Cabinet set to approve €1bn fund to ‘unlock’ delays in new housing schemes

Cabinet tee up

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1 week ago The Irish Times view on data centres: questions still to be answered

The Irish Times view on data centres: questions still to be answered  The Irish Times

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1 week ago ‘A long road ahead’: How Ireland’s plan to revive data centre growth is being received

‘A long road ahead’: How Ireland’s plan to revive data centre growth is being received  Business Post

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1 week ago Ireland Data Center Colocation Market Supply & Demand Analysis 2025

Ireland Data Center Colocation Market Supply & Demand Analysis 2025-2030 Featuring Key Players - Equinix, Keppel, BT, Digital Realty, K2 STRATEGIC, EdgeConneX, CyrusOne, Echelon, Pure Data Centres  Yahoo Finance Singapore

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1 week ago A Dublin data centre consumes 10 times the electricity of a nearby pharma plant employing 2,000

Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres

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1 week ago Podcast: 5 stories in 10 minutes – one Dublin data centre uses the energy of 200,000 homes

Americans seek asylum in Ireland, €750,000 for 14 steps and a ramp and Patrick Freyne on Heated Rivalry

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1 week ago This Dublin data centres uses as much power as 200,000 homes

Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres

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1 week ago Ireland looks for leap forward after confirming data centre energy plan

Ireland looks for leap forward after confirming data centre energy plan  Pinsent Masons

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1 week ago Ireland hopes to grow data centre investments with new LEAP strategy

Ireland hopes to grow data centre investments with new LEAP strategy  Silicon Republic

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1 week ago Irish mortgage rates reach lowest level in almost three years

Irish mortgage rates inched lower again in November, according to new data from the Central Bank of Ireland today

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2 w. ago Many questions, few answers about council's plan to leave Wood Quay and build new HQ

Many questions, few answers about council's plan to leave Wood Quay and build new HQ  Dublin InQuirer

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2 w. ago Cabinet approves plan to build more data centres across country

Electricity demand from data centres has grown from 5% of national electricity demand in 2015 to 22% in 2024.

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2 w. ago Households being asked to subsidise data centres, Ahern says

Households being asked to subsidise data centres, Ahern says  Dublin People

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2 w. ago Should we encourage or discourage the building of data centres?

The Enterprise Minister is set to bring a major plan to build more data centres across the country to Cabinet for sign off.

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2 w. ago Cabinet to sign off on plan to build more data centres across country

Electricity demand from data centres has grown from 5% of national electricity demand in 2015 to 22% in 2024.

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2 w. ago EU regulations on AI and plans for limited data centre development to go to Cabinet

Under EU Artificial Intelligence Act there could be fines of up to €35 million or 7% of global turnover for large tech companies found to be in violation of the regulations

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