One man in a tiny Irish town could derail Apple’s plans for Europe

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I think the fact it's an American doing this to the town is especially upsetting to me. The people from the town now support it, but one transplant environmental engineer thinks he knows enough to wave off government reports and present alternative sites for an Apple data center (as if Apple would ever reveal enough information for an outsider to make that call)

Very much so.

I was born and raised in Athenry, and still have family there, so I know the town well, and frankly it's a town in dire need of investment and rejuvenation.

The Apple data-center has practically unanimous support amongst the people living there, and people are looking forward to having some kind of investment and activity on their doorstep, even if they may not benefit from the DC directly.

This goon that's blocking construction isn't even a local, it's a damn shame. This'll probably end up with Apple just calling it quits and deciding to build somewhere else, and the town will go back to being a quiet, desperate backwater.

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