Industry body warns Republic may lose out on offshore projects without State intervention

Wind Energy Ireland warns that without ramped up investment into the sector, Ireland will miss its 2030 climate targets, developers will look elsewhere to build wind farms and the country will lose potential jobs

Offshore wind projects are an "economic opportunity" for Ireland, Wind Energy Ireland said.

The Republic may lose out on offshore wind investments as the only port on the island that is currently fully equipped to be a construction base for wind farms is in Belfast, a new report shows.

The report by industry representative group Wind Energy Ireland urged the State to introduce long sought after investment into offshore wind developments so Ireland does not miss out on an "economic opportunity”.