2020 news review: New data centre could be on the way for Kildare
A year like no other: We take a look at some of the stories other than the rolling Covid-19 lockdowns that made the headlines in County Kildare over the last year
1 Jan 2021
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Earlier this month, Henry Bauress reported on the prospect of a major multi-national company coming to Kildare.
He wrote: “A planned meeting between Kildare county councillors and planning consultants over a potential data centre in Naas, have been cancelled, we understand.
“But elected councillors have been told by the council executive has had a number of meetings with a multinational company and was seeking potential sites for consideration as a data centre. As indicated by us, councillors had been invited to a meeting on December 3, to discuss proposals for a data centre on land near Naas, which has a potential to provide hundreds of jobs in the area. Planning consultants, John Spain & Associates, had asked to meet cou