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 6 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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…