A solicitor's guide to the new cross-border pylon plans
The state company hopes to begin construction of the North-South interconnector will run from Meath to Co Tyrone.
Dear Stephen,Â
I've read the reports that Eirgrid has written to landowners in Meath Cavan and Monaghan offering them €50,000 for pylons built on their land as it wishes to complete a high-powered electricity line linking the Republic and the North. What's involved in this, and what are the terms landowners should know about?
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