Meta paying underpaid data centre electricity bill Social media giant Meta is in the process of paying back a sizable underpaid electricity bill after power usage was recorded incorrectly at one of … Business • 27 Jul
Plans for north Dublin data centre withdrawn The firm behind contentious plans for a two storey data centre for north Dublin has withdrawn its planning application. Business • 14 Mar
Netskope opens new data centre in Dublin Netskope has announced the opening of a new data centre in Dublin. Business • 19 Jan
Planning extension for Apple Galway data centre quashed A Galway County Council decision last year to allow an extension to the planning permission granted to Apple to build a data centre on lands … Business • 07 Jun 22
Court rejects brothers' appeal over €22m loan judgement The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision granting summary judgement of €22m against three brothers over their failure to repay loans advanced … Business • 06 Apr 22
Data centres get to grips with EirGrid's Dublin pause EirGrid says that Dublin's electricity system is under pressure, but its moves to manage that have surfaced tensions between it, business and other sections of … Business • 16 Jan 22
High Court action brought over Meath data centre plan A High Court challenge has been brought against An Bord Pleanala's decision to give the go-ahead for a data centre in Co Meath. Business • 25 Aug 21
Plans to be lodged for €1.2bn data centre in Ennis Plans are to be lodged with Clare County Council in the coming days for a new €1.2 billion data centre campus on the outskirts of … Business • 16 Jul 21
Planning board gives permission for Meath data centre An Bord Pleanála has dismissed appeals by environmentalists to grant planning permission for a new data storage campus near Bracetown, Co Meath. Business • 13 Jul 21
Wind farm data centre tie-up deal to create Arklow jobs Up to 250 jobs are expected to be created in Arklow in the coming years with the development of a joint initiative between green energy … Business • 17 Nov 20
Google aiming to be 100% renewable powered by 2030 Google aims to power its data centers and offices solely with renewable energy by 2030, its chief executive said, becoming the biggest company in the … Business • 14 Sep 20
Facebook signs deal for new Tipperary wind farm Facebook has agreed a deal to purchase the energy produced by a planned wind farm in Co Tipperary. Business • 07 Aug 20
Amazon gets green light for Drogheda data centre Conditional planning permission has been granted for a large new Amazon data centre development just outside Drogheda Business • 13 Feb 20
Digital Realty opens fifth Irish data centre US data centre firm Digital Realty has announced the opening of its second data centre on its Profile Park in the Grange Castle campus in … Business • 09 May 19
Permission granted for Arklow data centre Echelon Data Centres has received planning permission for its planned new data centre in Arklow, Co Wicklow. Business • 19 Feb 19
Google to invest €150m in expansion of data centre Google has announced a €150m extension to its second data centre in Grange Castle in West Dublin. Business • 08 May 18
Apple to build new data centre in Denmark Apple said today it will spend 9 billion Danish crowns (€810m) on a new data centre in Denmark, its second in the Nordic country to … Business • 10 Jul 17
Mural brightens Google's Dublin data centre Google has taken steps to brighten up its data centre in west Dublin, by having large murals painted on it. Technology • 15 Mar 17
Interxion opens €28m Dublin data centre A new €28m data centre, built by European firm Interxion, has opened in west Dublin. Business • 03 Mar 17
Intel's third quarter results beat estimates Intel last night reported better than expected quarterly earnings and revenue, boosted by improving personal computer demand and growth in its data centre and cloud … Business • 19 Oct 16
Google opens second Irish data centre Google has revealed that its workforce here has grown to 6,000 in the past 12 months, an increase of 1,000. Business • 16 Jun 16
Digital Realty to invest €150m in Dublin expansion US firm Digital Realty is to spend €150m on expanding its data centre at Profile Park in west Dublin. Business • 18 Nov 15
US software firm opening Irish data centre US software firm NetSuite has announced the opening of a major data centre in Ireland. Business • 06 Oct 15
Details sought on Apple's Galway data centre plan Galway County Council has asked Apple to provide more detailed information regarding its proposal to construct an €850m data centre outside Athenry. Business • 16 Jun 15
