Shannon LNG propose floating gas storage facility in north Kerry

The new proposal involves a floating ship which would be moored to a jetty at a depth of 21 metres

Planning for a terminal on the landbank was refused last year, amid concerns fracked gas would be used.

A floating liquefied emergency gas reserve facility is being put forward by Shannon LNG at their 600-acre site on the Shannon between Ballylongford and Tarbert in Co Kerry.

An Bord Pleanála has listed the proposed development of a strategic gas emergency reserve facility and associated development works as a ‘Pre-Application consultation’. Consultation has yet to be concluded, the board said.