CASPIr (Computational Analysis and Simulation Platform for Ireland)
Announced; ICHEC is named as the planned operator of this site; University of Galway is named as the planned owner of the AI hardware inside it
Ireland's mid-range EuroHPC national supercomputer, to be hosted at the University of Galway and operated by the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC). Hosting agreement between the EuroHPC JU and the University of Galway signed 2025-10-13; invitation to tender launched 2026-03-27 under a competitive-dialogue procedure (deadline to request participation 2026-05-05). Total acquisition budget up to EUR 25 million, co-financed 35% EuroHPC JU (Digital Europe Programme) / 65% Ireland (national funds). Co-owned by the University of Galway (on behalf of the Irish Government) and the EuroHPC JU pro rata to their financial contributions (65% / 35%). Performance target 'over 15 petaflops' (precision/benchmark unspecified in source). Data-centric architecture: tiered multi-petabyte storage connected to standard CPU nodes, accelerated GPU nodes, high-memory nodes, and a private cloud gateway; explicitly NOT an AI-Factory-class system — ICHEC states it 'will not have sufficient capability for large-scale AI workloads' (lower GPU density per node, lower memory per GPU). National service opening estimated Q3 2027, subject to change.
Dates in site records: Oct 13, 2025 – Mar 27, 2026. Site data: EuroHPC JU press announcements (Mar 2026).
Ownership and operation
Site owner
Which organisation holds the site?
Site operator · announced
Which organisation runs it?
AI hardware owner · announced
Which organisation owns the AI hardware inside it?
Site operator · announced ICHEC. “CASPIr will be jointly owned by the University of Galway and the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and operated by the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC).” source
AI hardware owner · announced University of Galway. “CASPIr will be jointly owned by the University of Galway and the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and operated by the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC).” source
Recorded owner attribution withheld University of Galway. The cited source does not establish that this organisation holds title to the site. source
Export controls and government links
The site’s companies and their recorded parents were checked; no export-control designation, sovereign investment or classified jurisdiction was found. Headquarters country is unrecorded for 2 companies, leaving their jurisdiction checks incomplete.
Capacity
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Methods and sources
Ownership roles
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Parent companies
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Missing values
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Publication limits
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