Google has revealed its intentions to augment its Dublin-based data centre operations in Ireland. The tech giant’s blueprint includes a plan to develop a 72,400-square-metre data repository facility at their pre-existing Grange Castle site. Offerings at this expanded site are expected to comprise data halls, administrative spaces, employee amenities, and additional support services. Google’s proposal also suggests developing an operational travel pathway linking Grange Castle Business Park South with Profile Park Road. These schematics have been released through national media outlets.
In a formal statement issued by the firm, a representative revealed that they are primed to file a planning proposal to extend their Ireland-based data centre. “Our decision to apply for this expansion underscores our enduring devotion to satisfying the surge in demand for our services, as well as our continuing support for Ireland’s flourishing digital sector,” said the spokesperson.
Having been operational since 2016, Grange Castle hosts the servers vital to power several of Google’s primary services, such as Gmail, Google Maps and the search engine itself. The tech giant first declared its intention of constructing a European data centre in Dublin back in September 2011, shelling out €75 million to refurbish a West Dublin warehouse into an eco-friendly data centre. In the years since, the company has sunk over €500 million into the development and management of Dublin data centres, inclusive of a €150 million project rolled out in 2018.
It’s worth noting that Grange Castle isn’t just playing host to Google – a host of other major technology establishments, the likes of Microsoft, also house their data centres there.