1,100 people sign petition opposing wind farm plans

More than 1,100 people have signed a petition opposing plans to erect wind turbines which would be taller than the Dublin Spire.

The North Kerry Wind Turbines Awareness Group has handed in the signatures to Kerry County Council, and 300 objections have also been lodged to a planning application for a 10-turbine wind farm in the Ballyhorgan area, near Listowel.

Stacks Mountain Windfarm Ltd has lodged the application for a site within an area identified for wind development in the Kerry County Development Plan.