Micheál Martin: Data centres are not the new villain 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the amount of energy needed to power data centres is not a 'black and white issue'. Picture: Karlis Dzjamko

Data centres "are not the new villain", and "should not be blamed for all our energy problems", according to both the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste.

Micheál Martin linked the importance of foreign direct investment and jobs to the question around the vast energy needed to power data centres, claiming it is "not a black and white issue".