Board finds Clare wind farm plan would not have significant impact on hen harriers

An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead for a new €6m wind farm in west Clare.

The decision to approve the four-turbine wind farm to Mid Clare Renewable Energy Ltd in the townland of Cahermurphy, Kilmihil, now results in 128 planned or permitted wind turbines in the west of the county.

However, only a very small proportion of the 128 approved to date have been completed, although construction work is continuing on the largest project — a 29-turbine wind farm for the slopes of Mount Callan.