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Supreme Court upholds approval for North South Interconnector

February 20, 2019

The Supreme Court has upheld planning approval for the southern section of the North South Interconnector. Originally granted by An Bord Pleanala in…

Northern Irish planning permission for interconnector rescinded

February 11, 2019

Environment

Planning permission for the northern section of the North South Interconnector has been rescinded by Belfast High Court in a ruling on the…

North-South Interconnector: Delays as planning decisions judicially reviewed

January 30, 2019

Environment

EirGrid indicated this morning (Wednesday, January 30) that a planning decision by An Bord Pleanala in relation to the North-South Interconnector, which was…

Hogan urges action on sub-sea interconnector as Brexit looms

December 7, 2018

Agri-Business

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has called for “urgent action” on plans for a €1 billion sub-sea electricity…

Laois action group tells Eirgrid it will escalate action

November 30, 2018

Environment

The Ratheniska Timahoe Spink (RTS) Substation Action Group has told Eirgrid that it will escalate its campaign, and will not allow the operators…

EirGrid interconnector pylon calculations ‘obsolete’

February 22, 2018

Rural Life

Landowners cannot be coerced into having pylons and the associated interconnector works involved on their land, according to the deputy president of the…

Landowners ‘willing to do time’ to block North-South interconnector

February 20, 2018

Rural Life

The feeling at a public meeting last night in Co. Monaghan on the North-South electricity interconnector was that landowners were “willing to do…

Landowners willing to block access routes to stall interconnector project

January 24, 2018

Rural Life

Landowners affected by the North-South electricity interconnector are prepared to block access routes to stall the infrastructure project, according to Nigel Hillis from the…

North-South interconnector given the green light

January 23, 2018

Rural Life

News that the North-South electricity interconnector has received planning permission in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by Ibec – the group that represents…

Eirgrid replaces Grid West plan with ‘smaller-scale development’

September 22, 2017

Rural Life

State-owned company Eirgrid has announced the decision to replace the Grid West electricity transmission project with a “smaller-scale development”. The Grid West project…

High Court challenge against North-South Interconnector rejected

August 22, 2017

Rural Life

A challenge taken against An Bord Pleanala over the North-South Interconnector power line has been rejected by the High Court, according to RTE.…

Minister backs farmers and ‘the community’ in Eirgrid dispute

June 15, 2017

Environment

Regina Doherty, the newly-appointed Minister for Employment and Social Protection, said that she supports the farmers and her community in disputes with Eirgrid…

North-South inter-connector given green light for preparatory work

May 15, 2017

Rural Life

The High Court has granted Eirgrid’s application to vary a stay, which had prevented it doing planning compliance works for the proposed North-South…

How high could compensation levels rise for North/South interconnector project?

April 5, 2017

Rural Life

A financial package for landowners affected by the North/South interconnector is currently being finalised, according to Eirgrid. It is believed that approximately 400…

400 landowners will be affected as planning granted for North/South Interconnector

December 21, 2016

Rural Life

Approximately 400 landowners will be affected by the development of the North/South Interconnector, as the southern leg of project was granted planning approval…

Will wind turbines negatively impact on the price of your property?

April 4, 2016

Agri-Business

Research from around the world has shown that wind turbines don’t negatively impact on property prices, according to the Irish Wind Energy Association.…