# Data Centres
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Last year
2023
Environment committee
Around a quarter of households and close to a third of businesses in arrears on their gas bills
Updated
15 Nov 2023
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Amazon
New data centres mooted for Dublin can't operate if they put energy security at risk, says Ryan
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20 Sep 2023
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Data Centres
Amazon secure planning permission for three data centres in Dublin despite emission concerns
19 Sep 2023
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Voices
Opinion: How many data centres is enough for Ireland - when will we call a halt?
Jennifer Whitmore
26 Jun 2023
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climate targets
Data centres consumed 31% more electricity last year compared to 2021
12 Jun 2023
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Castletroy
Engineering company plans to create 700 jobs in Limerick over next five years
26 May 2023
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district heating
Should we use data centres to heat our homes - or is it greenwashing?
15 Apr 2023
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All time
Data Centres
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Are data centres ramping up Ireland’s emissions?
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19 Dec 2022
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THE MORNING LEAD
Drilling for Data: Growing energy needs fuelling rise in data centre emissions
19 Dec 2022
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Data Centres
Paschal Donohoe says data centres could not be excluded from energy scheme
20 Oct 2022
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Voices
Bríd Smith: Expansion of data centres is not going to help our serious energy woes
Bríd Smith
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6 Oct 2022
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Data Centres
Appeal lodged against two new data centres in Clondalkin, despite local ban
1 Sep 2022
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Clonshaugh
Amazon secures planning permission for two new data centres in north Dublin
14 Aug 2022
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Courts
South Dublin Council ban on further data centres being challenged in High Court
12 Aug 2022
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Data Centres
Data centres are 'hugely important' to large employers in Ireland, says Donohoe
11 Aug 2022
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Clare
€450 million Ennis data centre granted planning permission despite local opposition
9 Aug 2022
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Data Centres
'Limited capacity' for new data centres as Government introduces new conditions for development
27 Jul 2022
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Planning
Planning regulator calls for ban on new data centres by South Dublin County Council to be reversed
22 May 2022
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Central Statistics Office
Electricity consumption by data centres up 32% in 2021, new figures show
3 May 2022
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Data Centres
Amazon secures green light for data centre in Meath despite opposition
22 Apr 2022
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the good information project
'We have to think hard about prioritisation': The environmental impact of Ireland's data centres
27 Feb 2022
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Energy
Energy regulator decides against moratorium on new data centres connecting to grid
23 Nov 2021
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Power
Growth in electricity demand due to data centres 'unlike anything Ireland has seen in 100 years'
5 Oct 2021
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Power Supply
Major report from Eirgrid says Ireland may have electricity shortages over next five winters
Updated
29 Sep 2021
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Voices
Jennifer Whitmore: In an energy crisis, why is our government still committed to data centres?
Jennifer Whitmore
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28 Sep 2021
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Voices
Bríd Smith: Data centres are the elephant in the room when it comes to climate policy
Bríd Smith
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25 Jun 2021
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Voices
Opinion: Ireland's green energy plans have a big tech data centre problem
Dr Patrick Bresnihan & Patrick Brodie
29 Mar 2021
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Deeptech
How UtilityAR is bringing augmented reality to factories and data centres
10 Jan 2020
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Power-hungry data centres are here to stay - what does that mean for Ireland's renewable targets?
29 Nov 2019
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Data Centres
One farmer stands in the way of Facebook's plans to expand its Meath data centre campus
6 Sep 2018
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building and property
The State wants to build a data centre in Kildare - but it's worried about its own planning rules
9 Aug 2018
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