€28 million Interxion data centre opens in Grange Castle

INTERXION, a leading European provider of carrier and cloud-neutral colocation data centre services – officially powered in it’s new €28 million data centre in Grange Castle this week, reports Maurice Garvey.

It is the third such Interexion data centre in Ireland, and will create up to 50 new jobs.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald were in attendance for the official powering on the DUB3 facility in Grange Castle Business Park.

Tanya Duncan, Managing Director of Interxion Ireland, said: “Grange Castle Business Park has become a strategic location for businesses looking to interconnect mission critical services in Ireland. DUB3 was built in direct response to increased customer demand and new opportunities in the Irish market.

“Since Interxion opened its first data centre in Ireland in 2001, demand for our services has continued to grow and evolve as Ireland’s economy changes. This growth has come from both new clients to Interxion and to the Irish market and also as a result of our current clients expanding their own businesses.”

The new data centre will provide approximately 2,300 sqm of equipped space in four phases and total customer-available power of approximately 5MW.

DUB3 will provide access to 40+ carriers and ISPs, as well as INEX, the Irish internet exchange which has established PoPs in Interxion’s existing Dublin data centre campus.

During construction, up to 140 jobs were created, whilst 10 permanent new positions were created in the data centre, and this will rise to an additional 40 permanent positions when additional construction phases are complete.

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald said that these new positions show the commitment of companies like Interxion to West Dublin and are “a vote of confidence in the talent and skills available in the local areas of Lucan and Clondalkin.”