An Bord Pleanála approves €1.2bn data centre for Ennis

The €1.2bn data centre proposed for Co Clare.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to contentious plans for a 200MW €1.2bn data centre campus on the outskirts of Ennis.

The campus is to comprise six data halls covering 145 acres or 1.3m sq ft on lands adjacent to the Tulla Rd on the eastern outskirts of Ennis near Junction 13 on the M18 motorway connecting Galway to Limerick.