Demand for electricity to increase by nearly one-fifth over next 10 years
National grid company warns of pressure on supplies from data centres, housing and transport
Data Centres
Nuclear energy is a distant prospect – wind and solar are here now
Sceptics don’t outright deny climate change but dismiss solutions as unrealistic
Data centre builder Equinix to create 200 jobs with €590m investment in Louth
Equinix announces partnership with Hanley Energy, which was recently acquired by American multinational company Jabil
Data centre company Echelon secures €1.7bn loan financing to continue expansion
Firm develops and operates large-scale infrastructure
Benefits of data centres being ignored, new representative group for the facilities says
Tom Parlon, former director general of Construction Industry Federation, to become first chairman of the group
One in three Irish adults backs building nuclear power plants
Opposition to nuclear remains at around 45% but the increase in support here is mirrored internationally, KPMG report finds
Government failing to consider how key policies are damaging climate, says UN expert
Plans for LNG, Dublin Airport passenger cap and data-centre expansion ‘need scrutiny’
CRH ‘well placed’ to cash in on US data centre construction boom
Good growth in final three months of the year reported by Irish building materials giant which spent $4.1bn on 38 acquisitions in 2025
Inside the Dublin data centres consuming an unknown amount of energy
Software giant Microsoft’s electricity demands remain a source of contention, in particular when it comes to powering AI
Thirty obstacles to meeting climate targets identified by all-party committee
Most are ascribed to shortfalls in Government planning, policies, action and communications
Electricity bills are getting more complicated - but that’s no bad thing
Dynamic tariffs more accurately reflect what’s actually going on with electricity supply and demand
Growth in data centre systems to drop off, Goodbody expects
‘Supply is not currently close to matching demand levels at this stage,’ report says
SpaceX weighs June IPO timed to planetary alignment and Elon Musk’s birthday
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing
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
Up to €4bn to be invested in Irish commercial property in 2026 despite global risks
CBRE expects market to move from period of stabilisation to new phase of growth
Data centres in Ireland leap back into business under new policy
Who ends up paying for the data centre boom?
Can Government actually hold Elon Musk and Grok to account?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Game of ‘Russian roulette’ over energy supply threatens Ireland’s ability to attract new FDI
IDA warns Government that State risks losing out on multinational projects due to constraints with power grid
Equal1 raises $60m in funding to deploy quantum computing technology
UCD spinout has developed a quantum server for data centres
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
Dublin data centre uses as much power as 200,000 homes
Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres
New plan for large energy users envisages almost €19bn investment in electricity network
Key part of plan includes upgrade for large users, which are expected to use up to third of electricity in State
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
Capacity constraints the big challenge for AI as we head into 2026
Looking too far into the future can make fools of us, but data-centre power shortfall and social media regulatory wrangles lie ahead
Kingspan axes spin-off of unit riding data centres boom
Cavan-based group will retain 100% ownership of Advnsys despite strong ‘investor appetite’
The solution to tackling the climate crisis? We need everything
Wind, solar, green hydrogen - every scalable option shown to work at reasonable cost is required
Why we keep ignoring the physics of climate change
At a time of climate crisis, carbon budgets are a physical reality – not political slogans
Irish economy set for robust growth, but risks remain
Global trade tensions and infrastructure issues could be inhibiting factors, KPMG says
Amazon secures permission to build three data centres in North Dublin
Green light for Amazon Web Services for data centre buildings on site near Mulhuddart
The AI revolution is an opportunity for Ireland – and the planet
If we can develop zero-emission data centres, Ireland will have an industrial skill the rest of the world needs
Data centre expansion must align with energy security and wider social needs, review finds
Rapid growth in demand for electricity is a ‘defining characteristic’ of the next decade, with demand from data centres projected to double by 2035
Other countries could follow Irish lead on data centre rules
European states grappling with digital industry’s electricity demand, says expert
Could we be on the verge of a techlash?
Michael Burry, the hedge fund manager who predicted the subprime mortgage crisis, has made high-profile bets against top AI and AI-adjacent companies
New data centres may need additional electricity supply close to Ireland’s peak demand
Expected new demand for data centres of 5.8GW would exceed Ireland’s 2030 offshore wind target of 5GW
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