Horse trainers concerned with noise from solar farm

Horse trainers have expressed concern that some stables could go out of business if a proposed solar farm is allowed to be developed at the edge of the Curragh.

Horse industry groups, as well as local residents living near the Curragh, are mounting a challenge to plans to locate a large solar farm near the heart of the country’s equine industry.

The Irish Racehorse Trainers’ Association (IRTA), as well as the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, are among a number of parties which have lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála against the development.