‘People power’ challenges Ennis data centre

Futureproof Clare estimates the planned data centre will consume as much electricity as 200,000 homes and emit 657,000 tonnes of CO2 annually

Sinead Sheehan, Tim Hannon, Rory Fahy, and Teresa O'Donoghue, of Futureproof Clare, at a briefing on the proposed Ennis data centre. Picture: Eamon Ward

Opponents of a data centre planned for Ennis, Co Clare, say they will mount a "sophisticated and multi-faceted legal strategy" in an effort to stop its construction.

At a briefing, members of the local community heard that Futureproof Clare's strategy will “unfold over the years to come” in an effort to stop the centre's construction.