€15m green energy system planned for tourist hotspot

A planning application for a €15m green energy system for Killarney is due to be lodged with the town council within six weeks.

The company behind the project, which has the full backing of the council, last night disclosed details of its proposals at a public meeting in Killarney, which aims to be among the first towns in Ireland to have such a system.

The tourism industry and dozens of Killarney hotels are expected to benefit from a lower-cost alternative energy source to oil.