WHY IRELAND IS THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR DATA CENTRES
Ireland is widely acknowledged to be the data centre capital of
Europe. Ireland's 'free air-cooling' climate, an
overcapacity in the national grid and access to 100% renewable
hydro power have contributed to Ireland's success in attracting
significant international investment. Ireland will generate 40% of
national energy needs from renewables by 2020 and become completely
carbon neutral by 2035. This environmental symmetry is paired with
other factors, including a talent pool of English-speaking, IT
graduates and high speed low latency links to the US, UK and
EU.
There is also the added attraction of the lowest corporation tax
rate in Europe (12.5%) and the excellent government support offered
to enterprises establishing operations in Ireland. Ireland's
Industrial Development Authority (IDA) is a state run organisation
that supports companies financially and administratively when
setting up operations in Ireland
