'Powerline will be a blight on landscape', Rabbitte told

The Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte is to be told by a county council that Eirgrid’s plans for a major overhead powerline will be a blight on the landscape and may lead to serious health and economic implications.

Cork County Council is also seeking information on whether it can make a submission against the plan to An Bord Pleanála.

Cllr Frank O’Flynn (FF) said Eirgrid should be made to bury the proposed 400kv powerline linking Munster with Leinster underground.