Eirgrid’s Lismore grid plan unthinkable

I am aghast at the notion that Eirgrid would even consider the route through scenic Lismore, Co Waterford as an option to upgrade the electricity grid for Ireland.

The thought of putting massive 150 foot electricity towers through a heritage town and down the Blackwater and Bride Valleys is unthinkable.

The route that Eirgrid is considering crosses the Blackwater below Cappoquin, and proceeds up through Lismore towards Tallow to the top of the valley. From there it goes down the Bride Valley through Conna down to Knockraha. The corridor comes within a few hundred metres of the Blackwater Community School in Lismore where over 700 students are enrolled. Who in their right mind could have possibly come up with this route?