A group of residents in the Athenry area of Galway, Ireland have filed an objection to Apple’s €850 million data center, The Irish Times reports. Apple announced its plans for the new data center in February year, with the picturesque greenfield land as its proposed site. The company has said the 24,505 square metre facility will be entirely powered by renewable energy and create 100 new jobs in the center and the accompanying maintenance, administration and security buildings nearby. Local residents deemed Apple’s application to be inadequate because it fails to address the issues of noise and vibration from the…
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