Eleven of the 5MW capacity turbines will be sited on the west Waterford side and six in east Cork, with both sets linked by a 3.3km underground cable

Blackwater Wind Aware claims the development will have a devastating impact on the region – economically, socially and personally

German-based Innogy SE, in partnership with Dublin-based Highfield Energy, plans to construct 25 turbines, 150 metres high on a 3,500 acre site in an area known as Lyrenacarriga.