Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom
Mar 29, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Datacentres are part of Ireland’s vision of itself as a tech hub. There are now more than 80, using vast amounts of electricity. Have we entrusted our memories to a system that might destroy them? By Jessica Traynor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
