Tipperary solar farm plan sparks dozens of objections

The application said that small livestock would continue to be able to graze between and beneath the solar arrays on “undeveloped grassland”

The appeal comes after Environment Minister Eamon Ryan attended the opening of the first large-scale solar farm in Ireland last week. Mr Ryan said the 25-hectare site in Wicklow would be the first of many such projects to help Ireland reach ambitious climate change targets. Picture: Keith Arkins Media 

Over two dozen objections have been lodged against a decision to grant planning permission for a solar energy development across a 42-hectare site in Tipperary.

Tipperary County Council approved the application from the British-headquartered Renewable Energy Systems (RES) in late March in the face of opposition from numerous avenues, including local residents, a number of local councillors, and a Sinn Féin TD.