Gordon DeeganAn Coimisiún Pleanala is to stage an oral hearing into a planned wind farm for southeast Clare that AirNav Ireland and Shannon Airport are opposing. The plan has drawn 74 third party submissions, most of them opposing the project which would have wind turbine tip heights of 518 feet. Arising from the objections lodged by Shannon Airport and AirNav Ireland, An Coimisiún Pleanala commissioned an independent aviation review by consultancy, Sagentia Aviation. AirNav Ireland provides air traffic management and related services within the 451,000 square kilometres of airspace controlled by Ireland. Mr O’Loughlin says the proposed wind farm “would degrade the performance of the Woodcock Hill Radar”.

Source: The Irish Times November 19, 2025 13:53 UTC