{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68b56498993d10acb975c9d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Councils Earn Estimated €62m Each Year from Data Centres - 01/09/2025","description":"<p>Data centre operators are contributing a significant amount to local authority budgets through commercial rates, a new investigation has found.</p><p><br></p><p>Councils receive an estimated €62.5m each year from data centre operators as part of their collection of commercial rates, based on this year’s calculations.</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Journal Investigates</em> has previously mapped all of Ireland’s data centres believed to be in operation by examining over 25 years of planning records.</p><p><br></p><p>The team used this data and cross-referenced it with property valuations provided by state agency Tailte Éireann.</p><p><br></p><p>Conor O’Carroll from The Journal Investigates joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}