Apple’s cancellation of the plan comes two weeks after a High Court ruling allowed objectors to restart the appeal process. As a result, Apple would face years of hearings before it could break ground on the facility.
“Several years ago we applied to build a data centre at Athenry,” Apple said in a statement to The Independent. “Despite our best efforts, delays in the approval process have forced us to make other plans and we will not be able to move forward with the data centre.”
