Eirgrid revisiting plans for high-voltage cables along Youghal-Midleton greenway

Route chosen for the Celtic Interconnector. Picture: EirGrid

EirGrid is revisiting plans to lay high-voltage/fibre-optic cable along the Midleton-Youghal 'greenway' as part of a €1bn project to provide energy and communications links with mainland Europe.

The company initially looked at laying the cables along the side of the former railway line, now in the process of being converted to a €10m greenway.