Pylon plan consultation dismissed as a ‘failure’

EirGrid has been urged to extend the public consultation process for its €500m Grid Link project following criticisms that the public were not adequately informed of the plans

The controversial project will see the construction of some 750 high-voltage electricity pylons between 45m and 60m high on a corridor between Cork and Kildare via Wexford.

Thousands of people in the areas affected have expressed their staunch opposition to the pylons and have called on Eirgrid to put the lines underground.