Enforcement proceedings against Barnafaddock Wind Farm raise serious questions around planning, the law and national policy on wind energy, writes Michael Clifford

A controversial wind farm faces being dismantled after a ruling from An Bord Pleanála that it didn’t have planning permission.

Worrying turn of events for local residents.

Planning regulation and inspection around wind- farms is expected to come under further scrutiny following claims that a wind- farm in Co Waterford was built with larger blades than allowed for.