The last time Niall Molloy spoke to The Currency, in May 2024, he was highly critical of the State’s approach to data centres. He was concerned about the regulatory void around data centre connections and the slow pace of development, telling Tom that the perfect couldn’t be the enemy of the good. “We need to tidy up the regulatory piece, and we need to have a degree of political courage,” he said. “My concern is there’s an element of extreme zealotry, where a very small minority has got stuck into the middle of our policymaking.” Fast-forward to May 2025, and…

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