PLANNING permission has been refused for a wind farm in Donegal due to fears of the potential impact on a…
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A company on whose land a huge bogslide took place causing a major ecological disaster outside Ballybofey have applied for…
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A new wind farm outside Letterkenny has been given the green light. The farm is being developed by SSE Renewables…
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The developers of a proposed new wind farm in Donegal say they will create 60 jobs during construction and enough…
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Protection of rare bird of prey may stop Donegal wind farm
by Stephen Maguire 5 years agoA conservation group concerned about the protection of a rare bird of prey could halt plans for a multi-million-euro wind…
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An Bord Pleanala has granted permission for a wind farm at Lough Mourne and Barnesmore. Notice of the application was…
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Finance manager dodges jail time as it would disrupt plans of billion-Euro Donegal wind farm
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoIn Oxford, Deputy Circuit Judge Patrick Eccles (pictured above) delivered a suspended sentence to English finance manager Michael Chase-Sarver for perverting…
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Some of the many difficulties surrounding the development of windfarms could be dealt with by ensuring real community participation and…
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COMMUNITY GROUP WELCOMES DECISION ON FINN VALLEY WIND FARM
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoThe Finn Valley Wind Action Group has welcome An Bord Pleanala’s decision to refuse permission for 49 wind turbine wind…
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“IT’S EASY TO SEE WHY LOCALS ARE FRIGHTENED OF MASSIVE WIND FARM PROJECT” – NIAMH KENNEDY
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoCllr Niamh Kennedy visited the Finn Valley again this weekend to see for herself the extent of the area to…
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DONEGAL County Council has been told to order wind farm developers to remove two masts which have been erected illegally.…
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GLENTIES WIND FARM INFO GROUP BACK CLLR KENNEDY’S STANCE
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoGlenties Wind Farm Information Group, GWiG, has welcomed the recent statement by Independent General Election candidate, Niamh Kennedy to make…
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RESIDENTS ANGER AS PLANNING PERMISSION SOUGHT FOR THIRD WIND TURBINE AT HISTORIC BEAUTY SPOT
by John2 8 years agoDONEGAL County Council is expected to object to a planning application for a THIRD massive wind turbines overlooking one of the…
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The Community in the Altnagapple and Ardara wider area has welcomed a decision by An Bord Pleanala to refuse permission to…
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Gardai have launched an investigation after a huge 250ft mast was cut down in Co Donegal. The mast is on…
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CLINICS TO BE HELD FOR OBJECTIONS TO MASSIVE WIND FARM PROPOSALS
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoA SERIES of clinics to assist people in the preparation of objections to plans to build Ireland’s largest wind farm…
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‘WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO SEE BARNES,” CAMPAIGNER TELLS PACKED WIND FARM MEETING
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoMORE than 300 people packing into a community hall in Killygordon last night to voice their concerns over plans to…
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MAJOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS MASSIVE WIND FARM PLANNED FOR FINN VALLEY
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoA public meeting will be held next week to discuss plans to build Ireland’s largest wind farm in the Finn…
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ANTI WIND farm campaigners in Co Donegal have demanded a new investigation into the safety of turbines after another one…
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PEOPLE living along Lough Foyle have been told they can lodge objections with the planning authorities in the North over…