Ireland is described as being in the “Goldilocks zone” for the data-centre industry.  The island has a transatlantic cable system, a fibre optic ring linking business parks in Dublin, a mild climate and a stable political economy. The country is also home to major US tech firms that rely on data centres as a core part of their business. All this, combined with successive governments’ support for expansion, has led to remarkable sector growth. Within a decade, Ireland has gone from a minor player to one of Europe’s leading markets.  The demands of the power-hungry industry, however, have started to take…

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