Almost 40pc of the Republic’s electricity needs are met from renewables, mainly from more than 200 wind farms. MOST people are opposed to having wind farms or pylons anywhere near their homes, a study has found. It also signals difficulties ahead for the North-South interconnector project which would see a string of high-voltage pylons erected through Meath, Cavan and Monaghan. Read MoreBut communities in the affected counties are opposed to the proposal to run it through overhead pylons rather than underground cables. While long-term the plan is to build off-shore turbines, there are many more on-shore wind farms in the pipeline.

Source: Irish Independent February 25, 2021 16:55 UTC