trying to imagine the reaction if they tried putting a data centre in the parts of Dublin where the residents complain about improving transport options and making the tennis club nicer
Luke Dunne
"What is striking is not just that deprived areas host some data centres: it is that they host almost all of them. Nearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are located in economically-deprived areas."
In March, global data centre and colocation provider Equinix announced construction of a new data centre in Dublin’s Blanchardstown neighbourhood (Equinix, 2026).