A bog area used by Bord na Móna in the Midlands has been converted into a €115m wind farm with enough power to generate electricity for 45,000 houses.

Work has begun on a new wind energy project in Co Offaly, which will generate eco friendly electricity for 45,000 homes.

THE head of a Fás construction training centre in the midlands which cost €6.7 million to build but which has trained just 12 people has insisted the centre is a “fantastic hub” for the building trade in Ireland.