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By 2023, the major hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta) operated close to 992 data centres globally, with capacity having doubled in just four years

The hidden costs of AI’s data-centre boom’

By 2023, the major hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta) operated close to 992 data centres globally, with capacity having doubled in just four years

A picture of Vlad III “Dracula”, Voivode of the Principality of Wallachia, is pictured at Forchtenstein Castle in Burgenland, Austria. (Photo by ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images)

Lost ghost story by ‘Dracula’ author Bram Stoker unearthed in Dublin

The rare find is being brought to the public for the first time at an exhibition in the Irish capital

Scale: Desert Green founder Tumelo Chiloane. The start-up connects farmers to traders.

SA tech entrepreneurs head to Dublin

Start-ups that won the Irish Tech Challenge want to expand their enterprises to the European Union This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

Fighting for LGBTQI rights:  A pride parade in Dublin. (Szymon Barylski/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

SA activist seeks asylum in Ireland

Former Khayelitsha resident Bulelani Mfaco is leading a campaign for the protection of refugee rights in that country

The pandemic has transformed the way we live, attend school and do our work, and our cities must change accordingly.

Covid-19 is teaching us how to design healthier cities

The pandemic has transformed the way we live, attend school and do our work, and our cities must change accordingly

Ireland smiles as Twitter sets up shop in Dublin

The microblogging site joins Google, Facebook, Zynga and half a dozen other online firms that have set up an international headquarters in Dublin.

Ireland rolls out green carpet for Obama sojourn

Ireland rolls out green carpet for Obama sojourn

US President Barack Obama has flown into Ireland to celebrate part of his heritage and bolster the confidence of a nation hard hit by economic woes.

Ireland make flying start to Six Nations

Ireland made a flying start to the Six Nations championship on Saturday by defeating France 30-21 at Croke Park in Dublin.

Snow closes Europe’s airports, schools, offices

Heavy snow disrupted air and rail travel in northern Europe on Monday, halting flights at Heathrow and bringing traffic in London to a standstill.

SA women’s hockey team taste victory

The South African women’s hockey team finished off their visit to Ireland in style with a comprehensive 4-0 Test victory over Ireland.

Ireland marks landmark anti-apartheid strike

Ireland paid tribute on Wednesday to a group of Irish shop workers who staged a landmark two-and-a-half-year long anti-apartheid strike in the 1980s.

Convention banning cluster bombs adopted

A landmark international convention banning cluster munitions was formally adopted by 111 countries in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday in a move supporters hope will stigmatise the…

Zoo: No more calls for Anna Conda, please!

Dublin Zoo appealed to the public on Thursday not to be taken in by hoax SMSs that have led to its switchboard being jammed by an estimated 100 000 calls in two weeks. People are…

Irish Prime Minister Ahern to step down

Bertie Ahern will step down as Ireland’s Prime Minister on May 6, bowing to pressure for him to go early following a series of embarrassing appearances in the witness stand at an…

O’Sullivan resigns as Ireland coach

Eddie O’Sullivan has resigned as Ireland coach following a disappointing Six Nations campaign and the side’s early exit from last year’s World Cup. Ireland finished fourth in the…

Wales edge Ireland 16-12 to secure Triple Crown

A lone try from winger Shane Williams handed Wales a 16-12 win over Ireland and the Triple Crown after a tight Six Nations clash at Croke Park on Saturday. Unbeaten Wales, with…

Irish prime minister testifies on his cash-heavy past

Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who admits receiving a string of cash payments from businessmen, denied doing anything wrong when he began testifying on Thursday to an…

Ireland hails hero Harrington

Ireland hailed its new sporting hero, golfer Padraig Harrington, on Monday after he won the British Open by one shot at Carnoustie in a thrilling play-off with Spain’s Sergio…

‘Great night for Fianna Fail’ in Ireland

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern’s long-dominant Fianna Fail party marched toward its sixth straight election victory on Friday as voters opted to stick with a popular leader…

Parrot leads Irish police to thieves

The cries of a parrot stolen from a house in the south-western Irish city of Limerick led police to the door of his thieves, a report in the Irish Examiner said on Friday. The…