Power outages, fallen trees & flash flooding in Clare due to Storm Franklin
Photograph: John Maloney STORM FRANKLIN has knocked trees and flooded roads Co Care as the county deals with its third but arguably most severe storm of this week.
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Moneypoint has role to play in addressing energy crisis – McNamara
Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara has criticised the Government’s policy of closing power stations during an energy crisis in the hope that they will eventually be replaced with green energy sources at an unspecified time in the future.
Shell & Simply Blue Group partner up for 1.35GW floating wind farm off coast of West Clare
AN agreement has been reached between Shell and Simply Blue Group to develop a 1.35GW floating wind farm off the coast of West Clare
Carey confident off-shore development at Moneypoint will progress
*Joe Carey. Photograph: Joe Buckley Confidence has been expressed by Clare TD, Joe Carey (FG) that plans to develop an offshore wind project off Moneypoint in west Clare will continue to make progress.
Equinor decision shows reform of regulatory framework is too slow
Regret at the decision of Equinor to leave the Irish offshore wind market has been voiced by Wind Energy Ireland.
Equinor setback ‘won’t bury Moneypoint offshore wind development’
Confidence has been expressed by a Clare TD that the Green Atlantic project at Moneypoint will proceed even though Norwegian firm Equinor have pulled out of the Irish market.
‘Rural life & rural people matter’ – Kelly calls out county’s Oireachtas members
*Cllr PJ Kelly. Photograph: Martin Connolly Planning guidelines will have to be “annulled or replaced” otherwise rural Clare will be “finished,” the county’s longest-serving politician has warned.
Population projections for Clare need urgent action
Population allocations set out in the National Planning Framework (NPF) and Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSES) adopted by the three Regional Assemblies need to be urgently revised, Clare councillors have warned.
Developer behind Moneypoint offshore project leaves Irish market
Plans for a €2bn floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Moneypoint have been dealt a major setback with the developer of the project leaving the Irish market.
Moneypoint’s use unlikely to extend past 2025 despite fears of energy crisis
Moneypoint is to close as scheduled in 2025 despite warnings of a potential capacity shortfall in Ireland’s electricity grid over the coming five years.