NIMBYs should not be allowed to scupper power plant project

I WISH to comment on the refusal by An Bord Pleanála to allow a power station to be built at Little Island in Cork harbour.

Our NIMBYs (Not-In-My-BackYard) astound me. Nobody wants anything built near them anymore. The NIMBYs seek to build their houses in areas of seclusion where they can live idyllic lives away from the common citizen and demand that their personal needs take precedence over the common good.

However, these same people still want a reliable supply of electricity to power their TVs, computers and other hi-tech gadgetry and to keep them enlightened and warm in winter. At the same time they expect some other community to accept a power station without demur.