Six towns approved for gas network
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.
