Does Irish Water even know how much water data centres are using?
Much of the debate around data centres has focused on electricity, but the gap in figures for their water use has started to draw more attention – and breed mistrust.
A Dublin City Council log of maintenance requests shows older complaints of a damp fuse box, a sizzling socket and, more recently, of water leaks into the electrics.
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their March monthly meeting on Monday.
At Cedarview, the rules forbid hanging out laundry or barbecuing – and some residents fear car clamping might soon be rolled out across the estate too.
Seamus Kelly says he believes a probation officer changed his date of birth on official documents, to put him inside younger.
Councillors were generally sceptical of plans for 321 build-to-rent homes on a plot in an industrial estate in Jamestown Road in Finglas.
“The near-total dominance of this typology has adverse long-term consequences for the creation of sustainable communities,” council chief Owen Keegan has said.
Council engineer says he will ensure that any new astroturf wouldn’t add to flood risks for nearby homes.
“They talk about progress but there isn’t really any progress, in my opinion,” says a residents’ representative, Sally Flynn.
Dublin City Council says the issue is a lack of wind, but email correspondence shows multiple maintenance issues over several years.
The new “local community safety partnership” for the area brings together the HSE, Tusla, Gardaí, public and community reps, business people and others.
The owners have a plan to redevelop the site, and wanted to demolish the two houses, but the council told them they couldn’t.
Dublin City Council held a plebiscite on the proposed name change, although there were only two qualified voters on the street.