Electricity demand from data centres here is expected to reach almost 30% by 2031. That is according to EirGrid, the semi-state company that manages Ireland's electricity transmission network. The largest growth comes from the data centre and new large energy users, and an increased uptake of electric vehicles and heat pumps.

Kieran was joined by Conor Skehan, Sunday Independent Columnist and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD, to discuss if a ban on these centres would be the best way to avoid a crisis...