‘We have to talk climate change and the consequences of doing nothing’

Although no solar farms have yet been built in the Republic, a handful of projects have been granted planning permission.

Among them, one planned for a site in south Wexford is considered the test case, having gone through an An Bord Pleanála appeal complete with oral hearing.

“I was happy that it went to Bord Pleanála because the board sets the standard,” says developer Patrick Blount. “We were confident that we had covered all the angles and the appeal and the hearing proved we had.”