Ireland

Dublin debauchery derails Portal to NYC in six days flat

Webcam art installation quickly descends into public Chatroulette

Bootnotes15 May 2024 | 62

Intel reportedly seeking $11B to finance facility in Ireland

Another huge investment for chip giant despite losses

Systems13 May 2024 | 10

Irish government hands Intel millions to offset energy price hikes

Euro facility reportedly qualified under Ukraine Enterprise Crisis Scheme

Systems03 May 2024 | 8

Vantage enters crowded Irish datacenter market with new Dublin site

On-site generation plant aims to 'alleviate pressure on energy demand from the grid'

On-Prem30 Apr 2024 | 5

Workday abandons new-build Dublin office project

Continues to expand EMEA HQ in existing buildings instead

SaaS27 Apr 2024 | 12

Digital Realty wants to turn Irish datacenters into grid-stabilizing power jugglers

Electricity goes both ways as bit barns in Dublin aim to cut emissions and boost the bank

On-Prem23 Apr 2024 | 18

Fujitsu to shutter operations in Republic of Ireland

Exclusive In wake of Post Office Horizon scandal, global execs set new profit target, and Irish ops fell short

On-Prem22 Mar 2024 | 38

Datacenters could account for a third of Ireland's electricity by 2026

International Energy Agency has some chilling global figures in latest report

On-Prem24 Jan 2024 | 31

Meta, YouTube face criminal spying complaints in Ireland

Exclusive Tracking code and ad-block blocking breaks Euro computer law, privacy advocate claims

Personal Tech11 Nov 2023 | 44

AI processing could consume 'as much electricity as Ireland'

Boffins estimate power needed if every Google search became an LLM interaction. Gulp

AI + ML11 Oct 2023 | 14

Northern Ireland police may have endangered its own officers by posting details online in error

At least it was a blunder and not a hostile attack, unlike what happened to another UK public body this week

Security09 Aug 2023 | 33

AMD seeks luck of the Irish with $135M investment for adaptive computing R&D

Pales in comparison to to rival Intel's presence in Dublin... for now

Systems21 Jun 2023 |

Meta facing third fine of 2023 for mishandling EU user data under GDPR

This one could set a new record for penalties against US companies doing business on the continent

Networks18 May 2023 | 19

Instagram fined in Ireland for violating children's privacy

Meta set to the appeal the data protection authority's near $400m penalty

Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 7

More datacenters coming to Ireland, despite energy concerns

South Dublin County Council ban on buildouts set to be overturned by government

PaaS + IaaS15 Aug 2022 | 34

Datacenters in Ireland draw more power than all rural homes put together

Bit barns consumed 14% of all energy for 2021 – a significant rise over just a few years

On-Prem04 May 2022 | 43

Russia's naval exercise near Ireland unlikely to involve cable-tapping shenanigans

Muscle-flexing rather than publicised 'sabotage right here' plan

Security01 Feb 2022 | 110

Northern Ireland aims to break free from BT's 27-year reign with £125m procurement of land registry systems

Telco won't be gone until 2026 as Land and Property Services plans epic project timeline

Networks06 Jan 2022 | 15

Irish Health Service ransomware attack happened after one staffer opened malware-ridden email

PWC report shows long list of missed opportunities to shut out extortion crims

Security10 Dec 2021 | 34

Ireland signs up for plan to make Big Tech pay 15 per cent tax everywhere

OECD close to finalising implementation plan hoped to secure a share of revenue from digital multinationals

Legal08 Oct 2021 | 26

Intel may spend up to €80bn on chip plants in Europe over next ten years

CEO also said it'll use its fab in Ireland to crank out parts for automakers amid shortages

On-Prem08 Sep 2021 | 14

Ireland warned it could face 'rolling blackouts' if it doesn't address data centres' demand for electricity

Utilities watchdog launches consultation that may affect green island's mega bit barns

Systems11 Jun 2021 | 52

Hospitals cancel outpatient appointments as Irish health service struck by ransomware

Russia-based criminals pick soft target in hope of easy gains

Security14 May 2021 | 32

Irish privacy watchdog sticks GDPR probe into Facebook after that online giveaway of 533 million profiles

Oh, you mean the 'features that make it easier for people to find and connect with friends on our services'?

Personal Tech15 Apr 2021 | 38

European Commission outlines appeal against Apple's €13bn tax ruling

iGiant says case alleging state aid from Ireland was 'categorically annulled'

Personal Tech01 Feb 2021 | 38

'You've got the old cheeky Corona': Ireland's pandemic advice SMS service can be spoofed, warns researcher

Get cell broadcast tech in, urges onetime Lulzsec white hat

Security12 Oct 2020 | 3

Ireland unfriends Facebook: Oh Zucky Boy, the pipes, the pipes are closing…from glen to US, and through the EU-side

Anti-social network asked to stop piping Irish uncles' mutterings to America

Security10 Sep 2020 | 96

TikTok to splurge €420m on Ireland data centre to get Euro-data into Europe by 2022

Nothing but love for regulators, but nothing for hyperscalers despite previous Google Cloud entanglement

On-Prem06 Aug 2020 | 12

€13bn wings its way back to Apple after Euro court rules Irish tax deal wasn't 'state aid'

Vestager vexed

On-Prem15 Jul 2020 | 60

Talk about making a rod for your own back: Pot dealer's seized €54m Bitcoins up in smoke after keys thrown out with fishing gear

Cops hope for high-tech solution

Science25 Feb 2020 | 66

Facebook tells US tax bods: Swear to God, we were only worth $6.5bn in 2010 because we were menaced by... MySpace and smartphones

IRS wants Zuckerberg's empire to cough up $9bn in back taxes

Personal Tech19 Feb 2020 | 25

Irish eyes aren't smiling after govt blows €1m on mega-printer too big for parliament's doors

Never complain about installing a printer again

Bootnotes27 Nov 2019 | 160

Data cops order Ireland to delete 3.2m records after ID card wheeze ruled to be 'unlawful'

Splash one for GDPR

Legal16 Aug 2019 | 58

Echelon gets the upper hand: Scores final nod for 100MW bit barn campus in Arklow, Ireland

Appeal from competitor who fought Apple application fails to stop project

On-Prem19 Jul 2019 | 10

Wide of the net: Football Association of Ireland says player, manager data safe after breach

It was a game of two halves

Security05 Jul 2019 | 10

Irish data cops are shoving a probe right into Google's ads

Updated Doubleclick complaint alleges Chocolate Factory's data handling breaches GDPR

Legal22 May 2019 | 47

Scare-bnb: Family finds creeper cams hidden in their weekend rental by scanning Wi-Fi

When Irish eyes are prying

Security05 Apr 2019 | 98

100MW bit barn farm in Ireland faces planning appeal from – yep – same guy who helped sink Apple's application

Season 2 of Data Centre Wars starts off a bit samey

On-Prem26 Mar 2019 | 34

Iceland starts planning for new undersea internet cable to Europe

Route to Ireland via UK will be surveyed, says local ministry

Networks30 Jan 2019 | 29

European Commission: We've called off the lawyers over Ireland's late collection of Apple back taxes

Case closed month after Apple coughs $14.3bn in 'illegal State Aid'

On-Prem19 Oct 2018 | 29

Score one for the bats and badgers! Apple bins €850m Irish bit barn bid

Planning process prattle stalled project for years

On-Prem10 May 2018 | 38

Irish High Court slams Facebook's conduct, smacks down bid to drag out data probe

Judge: We had a 21-day hearing, why didn't you voice concerns about GDPR then?

Legal02 May 2018 | 18

Law's changed, now cough up: Uncle Sam serves Microsoft fresh warrant for Irish emails

Forget the old case, DoJ tells Supremes, all hail CLOUD Act

SaaS03 Apr 2018 | 107

Facebook, Schrems case cost Irish data watchdog €2m – reports

But don't worry, it got €4m budget boost this year

Legal16 Jan 2018 | 8

Oi, force Microsoft to cough up emails on Irish servers to the Feds, US states urge Supremes

AGs pressure America's top court to make Redmond hand over overseas messages

SaaS15 Dec 2017 | 86

European Commission intervenes in Microsoft Irish data centre spat

Files brief to make sure US ‘correctly understands’ EU data protection law

SaaS07 Dec 2017 | 34

Escrow you, Apple! Ireland expects Cupertino to cough up to €13bn

Back tax drinking songs break out across Irish pubs

Legal04 Dec 2017 | 51

French activists storm Paris Apple Store over EU tax dispute

Liberté, égalité and a promise of fraternité with management inside a fortnight

On-Prem04 Dec 2017 | 88

Judge: You're getting an Apple data centre and you're going to like it

Irish High Court rejects another appeal against €850m bit barn

On-Prem01 Nov 2017 | 33

Google India must pay back-taxes on $225m after cheekily funneling cash through Ireland

When Irish eyes are stockpiling

On-Prem25 Oct 2017 | 22

Screw the badgers! Irish High Court dismisses Apple bit barn appeals

€850m data centre given go-ahead after two-year delay

Legal12 Oct 2017 | 47

European Commission refers Ireland to court over failure to collect €13bn in tax from Apple

Decision 'extremely regrettable', says Irish government

Legal04 Oct 2017 | 73

We'll drag Microsoft in front of Supremes over Irish email spat – DoJ

US prosecutors ask top court to mull overseas data slurping

SaaS26 Jun 2017 | 56

Ireland to make revenge porn, cyberstalking criminal acts

Emerald Isle catches up with modern technology

Legal16 May 2017 | 18

Irish! data! police! are! preparing! to! whack! Yahoo! over! that! hack!

Er, wait, which hack? We've lost track...

Security13 Apr 2017 | 6

Vodafone's NB-IoT launch dates for Ireland and Netherlands slip

Delay may indicate Internet of Things market is less frantic than thought

Edge + IoT23 Mar 2017 | 2