Aughinish Alumina wants to expand its red mud bauxite residue disposal area, which is currently so big the so-called ‘red lakes’ can be seen from space

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary is involved in a planning row over a windfarm near land he owns in Westmeath. Gaeltech Energy Services proposes a windfarm to service 46,900 households but, at 180m, the turbines would be among the largest in the country.