Michael O'Leary fails with initial objection to wind farm plans near Gigginstown Stud

An Bord Pleanála has the green light to wind farm developer to retain and increase the height to 100m of an existing 80m-high despite strong objections to the proposal

Michael O'Leary is against windfarm plans near his stud farm.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has lost out in a planning row concerning the first phase of an “industrial scale” wind-farm near his Gigginstown House Stud in Co Westmeath.

This follows An Bord Pleanála giving the green light to wind farm developers Bracklyn Windfarm Ltd to retain and increase the height to 100m of an existing 80m-high meteorological mast at Bracklyn, Co Westmeath, near Mr O’Leary’s stud farm operation.