Data Centres contribute significantly to Ireland's GDP. The Irish data centre market amounted to over 3 Billion Euros of investment in 2023 with key opportunities to capitalize on future growth being driven by the AI revolution. However, its a competitive industry and while Ireland may have once been the EU pioneer of data centres, planning hurdles and electricity supply issues are forcing global technology companies to reconsider Ireland's role as a data centre hub.
In this episode, we report from the Data Centres Ireland Conference which took place at the RDS in Dublin in mid November. This was the 14th year of the event and it featured over 70 leaders and experts as well as 120 exhibitors showcasing the latest in data centre technology products, services and information.
I am grateful to the following industry leaders and experts who graciously shared their insights with us.
Garry Connolly, Founder, Host in Ireland
Bobby Smith, Head of Energy Storage Ireland
Dermot Costelloe, Associate Director, Fingleton White
Mark Moloney, Sustainability Director, CyrusOne
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