Rural Life
Locals protest against proposed wind farm on Offaly bog
Bord na Móna and SSE Renewables have confirmed that a planning application for the proposed Lemanaghan Wind Farm in Co....
Wind farm
Environment
Biodiversity project increases rare butterfly numbers at wind farm
Just under 1,000 webs of the protected Marsh Fritillary butterfly have been counted at a wind farm site in Northern...
Rural Life
Explainer: What to consider before signing a wind farm proposal
Renewable energy is an expanding industry, with over 300 wind farm plants now energised across the country and plans in...
Rural Life
Farm family objects to planned 50MW wind farm in Clare
By Gordon Deegan One farm family has said that a planned 50MW wind farm for their area in southeast Clare...
Rural Life
People need 'legally binding rights' on wind farm development - TD
A TD has called on the government to publish guidelines on wind farm development, saying that people “need legally binding...
Environment
Almost two thirds of people support wind farms on local areas
Four in five people in are in favour of wind energy development, with three in five supporting wind farms for...
Agri-Business
Plans unveiled for 30MW wind farm in Roscommon
EDF Renewables Ireland has today (Friday, November 10) announced plans to develop a 30 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Co....
Environment
High Court judge dismisses Kilkenny wind farm challenge
By Gordon Deegan A challenge mounted by locals against a large-scale €175 million wind farm, and opposed by Kilkenny hurling great, Henry Shefflin, has...
Environment
Valeo Foods to buy energy from Donegal wind farm
Valeo Foods Ireland has signed a new Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) which allows the company to purchase renewable energy...
Rural Life
Wind Energy Ireland invites public to visit wind farms
Wind Energy Ireland has invited members of the public to visit one of almost a dozen wind farms in several...
Rural Life
High Court challenge to Kilkenny wind farm on Coillte land
By Gordon Deegan A residents’ group is seeking to challenge, in the High Court, plans for a large-scale €175 million...
Agri-Business
Dáil passes motion calling for cap on prices paid to wind farm operators
The Dáil has passed a motion tabled by the Rural Independent Group of TDs today (Wednesday, November 16) that instructs...
Environment
Supreme Court dismisses appeal to stop Waterford windfarm
An appeal brought to the Supreme Court by local residents to a Waterford windfarm has been rejected, meaning the windfarm...
Environment
Clare wind farm granted final planning permission
An Bord Pleanála has granted final planning permission for a wind farm in Co. Clare, which expects to generate enough...
Environment
Planning permission granted for Kilkenny wind farm
An Bord Pleanála has granted final planning permission for Castlebanny Wind Farm, a co-development project between FuturEnergy Ireland and ART...
Agri-Business
Report: Major interventions needed to cut Irish energy emissions
Significant changes are needed to current government policies to increase carbon emissions reductions from the energy sector, a new report...
Agri-Business
ESB to decommission 70-turbine Derrybrien wind farm
The ESB has confirmed that it is to decommission the controversial Derrybrien wind farm in Co. Galway. This news comes...
Rural Life
Communities 'ripped apart' by wind farms - councillor
A Kerry county councillor has claimed that communities have been “ripped apart” by the development and installation of wind farms....