One of the most senior doctors in the Department of Health, Colette Bonner, has responded to assertions from the wind lobby that her review on the health effects of turbines was “extremely limited and incomplete”.

More than 1,100 people have signed a petition opposing plans to erect wind turbines which would be taller than the Dublin Spire.

Ireland’s national and household energy bills could be slashed significantly if the Government fully adopts renewable energy tools such as wind farms, a leading group has claimed.

American billionaire and new owner of Doonbeg golf club, Donald Trump, may not have left his wind farm troubles behind in Scotland.