https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/12/19/irelands-ai-data-centers-are-sucking-up-too-much-of-the-countrys-energy/

By Matt O’Brien | Associated Press

CLONDALKIN, Ireland — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here.