200 homes use placard protest over windfarm

Up to 200 houses in North Kerry are brandishing placards announcing they will be put up for sale if a planned windfarm with 156-metre turbines is given the green light.

Enerco Energy’s Stacks Mountain Windfarm Ltd haven’t yet submitted their planning application to Kerry County Council but there is a groundswell of locals who are staunchly opposed to the 10-turbine development near Lixnaw.

The windfarm is planned for the Ballyhorgan area of Lixnaw on the outskirts of Listowel and the planning application is to be submitted in days.