Dublin, Nov 19, 2025 (AFP) - Ireland's data centres power digital age, drain the grid

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2025-11-19

Ireland hosts one of the world's fast-growing clusters of data centres, but is running headlong into the difficult consequences. The server farms powering global tech giants now consume a fifth of the small nation's electricity, igniting concerns over both grid stability and Ireland's commitments to boost renewable energies and cut gas emissions. Already home to over 80 data centres, a 2024 report by US-based researchers Synergy ranked Dublin beh......

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