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<p>Friends of the Irish Environment, Futureproof Clare and the three locals say they have great concerns about the recent “explosive growth” of data centres in the State and their heavy consumption of electricity and water resources. File picture</p>

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Objectors allowed to challenge plans for €1.2bn Clare data centre over climate action worries

According to consulting firm Bitpower, there were 82 data centres operating in the Republic as of one year ago, while the Central Statistics Office reported that these used as much electricity as all urban households during 2022

<p>The Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon Estuary, Co Limerick, which failed in its plans to expand its red mud bauxite residue disposal area last year.</p>

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Objections to plant's plans to dump '5,000 double-decker buses' of mud into Shannon Estuary

<p> The red mud waste by-product lakes at the Aughinish Alumina refinery on the Shannon Estuary, near Foynes, Co Limerick. They can be seen from space. Picture: Neil Michael</p>

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Public meeting over court challenges to Aughinish expansion set for tonight

Environmental group seeks to overturn permission for Limerick alumina plant expansion

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Environmental group seeks to overturn permission for Limerick alumina plant expansion

Campaigners appeal decision to greenlight data centre for Ennis

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Campaigners appeal decision to greenlight data centre for Ennis

‘People power’ challenges Ennis data centre

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‘People power’ challenges Ennis data centre

Environmental campaigners blast 'head-scratching' approval for Ennis data centre

Environmental campaigners blast 'head-scratching' approval for Ennis data centre

Running one of Ireland's 70 data centres is known to be water-intensive because of the cooling needed

Tue, 09 Aug, 2022

Groups vow to do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop rock-blasting by Aughinish Alumina

Groups vow to do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop rock-blasting by Aughinish Alumina

A coalition of advocacy groups say they are willing to do “whatever it takes” to stop rock-blasting at the bauxite refining site at in Co Limerick.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022