Six towns approved for gas network

BORD Gáis has decided only six of 16 towns it had been considering for connection to the natural gas network are suitable.

The six are; Gort and Loughrea in Galway, Ballinrobe in Mayo, Cahir and Cashel in Tipperary and Monasterevin in Kildare. The cost of bringing gas to them will be €23 million.

However Abbeyleix, Mountmellick, Mountrath, Thurles, Youghal, Dungarvan, Wexford town, New Ross, Enniscorthy and Gorey were found not to be economically viable for connection.