A public meeting is being held to discuss the on-going threat of more industrial wind turbines in West Donegal. The meeting is set to take place in St. Bride’s Hall, Lettermacaward on Saturday, January 7 at 8pm. Currently, there are four planning applications at various stages before An Bord Pleanála (the Irish Planning Board) for […]
Plans for Ireland’s largest windfarm to be discussed at public meeting
CONCERNS over plans to build Ireland’s largest wind farm along a 15 kilometre stretch of the Finn Valley are to be discussed at a public meeting in the area next week.
Windfarm rejected due to possible impact on walking route
PLANNERS have refused permission for a wind farm in the south west of the county, citing the effects it would have on views from the famous ‘Bluestack Way’ walking route.
Concern over windfarms on Donegal-Tyrone border
WEST Tyrone’s natural landscapes along the Donegal border are being reduced to “industrial sites” by the wind industry, Strabane District Council has warned.
Proposal to establish Ireland’s biggest windfarm in Finn Valley
A MAJOR feasibility study is currently underway into the possibility of establishing Ireland’s largest onshore windfarm along the top of the Finn Valley, stretching from near Barnesmore Gap to Killygordon.
Anger at Councillor’s ‘no danger’ turbine comments
ANTI-WINDFARM campaigners have criticised a County Councillor who claimed there was “absolutely no danger” to members of the public when a large section of rotor blade broke off a turbine during last Thursday’s storm near Killybegs.
50-metre wind turbine goes off the road near Glenties
A 50-metre wind turbine that went off the road near Glenties should not have been there, according to Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill.
Wind turbine to be scrapped
THE huge wind turbine which came crashing down during heavy winds near Ardara eight weeks ago has been taken away to be broken down and scrapped.