An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP) has confirmed that plans have formally been withdrawn for a €1.4bn offshore wind farm comprising 30 Eiffel Tower-sized turbines off the coast of Co Clare and Co Galway. Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST) planned to construct the Sceirde Rocks wind farm in waters located between 5km and 11.5km off the west coast, with Carna in Co Galway the nearest settlement. He said that by letter dated April 25, Corio formally notified the Department that the Sceirde Rocks project would not proceed. Following abandonment of the Sceirde Rocks project, its performance security was forfeited. In his objection to the Sceirde Rocks proposal, Mr Tiernan cited the “desecration of that area of natural beauty”.

Source: Irish Examiner January 02, 2026 22:58 UTC