Just one single data centre in west Dublin consumes energy equivalent to 200,000 homes, according to an internal government document seen by The Irish Times. Jack Horgan-Jones reports that’s ten times the electricity consumption of a nearby pharmaceutical plant.

The number of US citizens seeking International Protection in Ireland has quadrupled in the past year. Although the numbers are small, the amount of Americans immigrating to Ireland on visas has spiked by almost 100%. Katie Mellett reports that figure equates to 9,600.

The €750,000 cost of constructing 14 steps and a ramp at a south Dublin park was half a million more than the local authority which developed the project had initially estimated, the National Transport Authority has told Martin Wall.

2026 could be the year you take back control of your devices instead of your devices controlling you, writes Ciara O’Brien. She has these tips to help declutter your digital life, secure your privacy and free up some mental bandwidth.

And the hit ice hockey show Heated Rivalry, featuring a same sex romance, is getting the Patrick Freyne treatment. In a bid to appreciate more “sports”, he says he’s learning about ice hockey from the HBO series. Or as Patrick calls it, Canadian snow hurling.

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