Cork councillors oppose windfarm on Cork-Waterford border

Thirty-six councillors voted to reject, two voted in favour and six abstained. Among the six were the council's two Green councillors.

County Mayor Cllr Mary Linehan-Foley said that she is led to believe “some of these turbines will nearly be in people's back gardens".

Cork county councillors have decided by a significant majority to tell An Bord Pleanála they are not in favour of a proposed major windfarm on the East Cork/West Waterford border.

The planning board had sought views of local authority planners and elected representatives ahead of making a decision on whether to allow Curns Energy Ltd to build 17 large turbines, each up to a maximum overall blade tip height of up to 150 metres and one meteorological mast with a maximum height of up to 112 metres on a hilly site north of Killeagh, Co Cork, which stretches into Tallow, Co Waterford.