Kerry County Council will object, in the strongest terms, to plans for a massive new wind farm close to Ballylongford. In early January Shronowen Wind Farm Limited - a subsidiary of Dublin-based EMP energy - bypassed Kerry County Council and applied directly to An Bord Pleanála for permission to build a 12-turbine windfarm on Shronowen bog just south of the north Kerry village. The Council is also deeply concerned that the windfarm would severely impact views on the Wild Atlantic Way route and damage local tourism. "We here in north Kerry know more than anyone about the impact these turbines have on an area. There's not many parts of north Kerry where you can't see one of them.

Source: Irish Independent March 17, 2021 06:44 UTC