Derrybrien – Michael McNamara

Michael McNamara

MEP for Ireland South with Renew Europe

Environment, Media

19 Sep 2022 Michael McNamara

Govt Shuts Down Calls For Windfarm On Clare/Galway Border To Be Retained

The Government has shut down calls for a windfarm on the Clare / Galway border to be retained.
Responding on behalf of the Environment Minister to a query from Scariff Independent TD Michael McNamara, Minister Hildegarde Naughton explains that the site is now ‘unathorised’.

Clare, Environment, National, Video

15 Sep 2022 Michael McNamara

Decommissioning the Derrybrien wind farm

In the midst of an energy crisis, we are decommissioning the 70-turbine Derrybrien wind farm. Rather than looking at ways to mitigate the damage, a State agency is instead seeking to build another wind farm on a bog atop the nearby Slieve Bearnagh.