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Government was 'taken a bit by surprise' regarding energy shortage warning — Taoiseach and Tánaiste

The Irish government was 'taken a bit by surprise' regarding a recent energy shortage warning from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) last week. That's according to An Taoiseach Michéal Martin and An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, after the ...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:39

National News

New data centres required to supply their own power to reduce energy consumption

New data centres in Ireland may have to show they can generate their own power on site before given access to the National Electricity Grid. This, along with a centres' ability to reduce consumption when requested to do so in times of shortages ...

23 Nov 2021 at 15:58

National News

TD says government are "bending over to global corporations"

A People Before Profit TD has told the government they're "bending over to global corporations" when it comes to their position on data centres. Deputy Bríd Smith made the comments in Dáil Éireann today during a discussion on the proposed ...

29 Sept 2021 at 16:42

National News

REVEALED: Data centres in Ireland consume more electricity than meter users in rural Ireland

Data centres in Ireland now use more electricity than meter users in rural Ireland after it was revealed their electricity consumption increased by 32% in the past year. The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show ...

03 May 2022 at 17:39

National News

TikTok’s first European data centre comes online to combat privacy fears

TikTok has confirmed that its first European data centre in Ireland is now operational and the social media giant has begun to migrate European user data to the site, as part of its ongoing response to data privacy concerns around ...

05 Sept 2023 at 12:00

Business

Data centre being proposed near Midlands town

A cata centre is being proposed for the Rhode. Sharon Kennedy, Director of Services, at Offaly County Council said a report had recently been commissioned on the matter and it stated that Rhode had a number of factors which makes ...

22 Jul 2023 at 15:52

National News

Paschal Donohoe says data centres could not be excluded from energy scheme

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has defended the eligibility of data centres to avail of the Government’s energy subsidy scheme, but said he did not expect them to apply. The Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme, announced ...

20 Oct 2022 at 20:07

National News

Taoiseach defends data centres as Social Democrats question climate ambitions

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said a solution to the high energy consumption of data centres is to make sure that they are powered through renewable energy, as opposition TDs questioned the Government’s belief in climate science. ...

13 Jun 2023 at 15:41

Crime & Court

Data centre breached several Constitutional rights - court told

A father and daughter have claimed before the High Court that An Bord Pleanala's decision to allow a data centre to be built near their Co Meath home has breached several Constitutional rights, including their right to a ...

30 Nov 2022 at 08:52

Home

Laois urged to 'get buzzing' to save bees, for €9,000 worth of Tidy Towns prizes

Tidy Towns groups in Laois are being urged to enter a special award in the National Tidy Towns competition which promotes the protection of pollinators. Irish bees and other pollinators contribute €35 million a year to ...

12 May 2017 at 18:10

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