Resource Title
Where are Dublin’s data centres?
Summary
Ireland’s rapid expansion as a global data centre hub has brought economic growth, but also growing tensions around energy, climate, and inequality. Much of the public debate has focused on energy demand and emissions. But a critical dimension has remained largely overlooked: the communities that host this infrastructure.
Across Dublin, and particularly in the west of the city, data centres are overwhelmingly concentrated in areas already facing economic disadvantage. Nearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are located in such communities. This resource maps where each of Dublin’s data centres filtered by socioeconomic standing.
Resource Details
Description
With support from the European Artificial Intelligence & Society Fund, TASC is leading ACCORD: Western Dublin – a two-year initiative examining the social and environmental impacts of data centres in the larger Dublin area.
This map outlines Dublin’s data centres by neighbourhood, which are hosting some of the most energy-intensive infrastructure in Europe. Nearly 90% of which are located in economically disadvantaged areas.
This pattern raises urgent questions about fairness, accountability, and how the digital economy is embedded in society. Who benefits from this growth – and who bears the costs?
ACCORD brings together research, community knowledge, and policy development to better understand how data centres shape everyday life – and to ensure that local voices influence national decision-making.
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Available online at the Where are Dublin’s Data Centres? website