Planning given for Kerry energy plant with potential for 35 jobs

The green light has been given for a combined heat and power plant (CHP) which is expected to create up to 35 full-time jobs in north Kerry when it becomes operational.

A decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission to Shannon LNG for the plant has been welcomed in the area.

The plant will be on a site alongside a proposed liquid natural gas terminal on the Shannon Estuary near Tarbert, which was given planning in 2008 but has not yet been built.