“Darke” on the plan of 17 wind turbines in Limric

Wind turbines three times the height of the Kilmallock Church that South Limerick planned caused “widespread panic”.

The BRUFF DROMIN ATHLACCA -Pallinlee Community Group has been formed and is holding a meeting of public information at the Thomas Fitzgerd Center in Bruff at 7.15 pm next Monday, July 21.

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A group spokesman said that after a leader’s article in November 2024, it appeared that Ballinlee Green Energy had entered “pre -application consultation” with coimisiún profanála for a huge project of 17 terraps.

“Sixteen turbines suggest a tip of 160 meters – that is, three times the height of the Kilmallock Church (55 meters) and a length of 40 meters from the Dublin.

“It is surprising about the size of these things. When the current 2006 instructions were published, the turbines were a third of the size they were today.

“The proposed wind farm extended to eight towns through BRUFF, Dromin, Athlacca – Ballincurra, Ballinle South, Ballingayrour, Ballinrea, Carrigen, Knockuregra, Ballinlee North, and Camas South – which puts what It reaches 200 homes in 1 km or less than these huge structures.

A spokesman for the “proposed turbine sites has not been shared with society. It is understood that the project is only 1.5 km from the vibrant town of Bruff.”

They say that the parent company – Greensource – proposes multiple developments in the windsmark via Limerick in the province, including between Charleville, Bruree (GARRANE Green Energy) and CoolCAPPA (Ballynisky Green Energy).

The group said that the Bruff, Dromin, Athlacca is not the right location of a project on this scale.

“These turbines will have severe smoking on the visual comfort of direct and appropriate areas including Lough Gur, which has an important archaeological and historical importance, our national school where more than 250 children attend.

“You cannot put 170 160 meters, 136 meters wide of mobile mechanical structures in a populated area and expect that there are no problems. They are madness,” they say. Each annoyance is highlighted, shade and vibration.

The project is now in the “community participation” stage, but the local population says they “feel completely in the dark.”

“Participation has only covered the population, one kilometer of proposed turbines. This is much less than what we consider to be a meaningful level of participation. The project will affect people for miles.

“We are not opponents of renewable energy. We are fully aware of the need for wind energy to help achieve climate goals in Ireland.

“However, the government’s approach to the development of wind farm is widely fails to achieve a balance between national goals with the protection and welfare of rural societies,” says the group.

The leader put their concerns on Ballinlee Green Energy, who said that the proposed wind farm site was appointed as a favorite wind to develop wind energy in the Limerick 2022-1028 development plan.

“The proposed project will play a major role in supporting the government’s climate action plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51 % by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

“This project alone has the ability to save clean energy of up to 42,000 homes and reduce harmful carbon emissions by about 75,000 tons every year of operation,” said a spokesman.

Based on current estimates, they say it will provide an annual box for societal benefits of about 350,000 euros.

“They are committed to community and transparent participation,” the spokesman said, “Consulting the community in March 2025 with an advertisement in the leader and information was sent to all homes within 2 km.

“All homes were visited one kilometer from the proposed project by the community team.

“The allocated community team is still available for individual consultations, and the participation is continuing,” said a spokesman.