How much energy do data centres consume? What kind of data do they store? And is Ireland now a landfill for junk data? 
Caroline O’Doherty, Environment correspondent with the Irish Independent joins Donal O’Donovan on the Big Tech Show this week. 
 
The environment correspondent started by talking about why companies like building data centres in Ireland. Caroline O’Doherty stated that; Ireland has a strong IT sector, the political climate is stable, and the geographical climate is also favourable because data centres create a lot of heat and don't do well in hotter countries.  
 
You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts. 
 

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