# pylons - Friday 5 October, 2018
# Pylons
# Pylons
The minister said Brexit is “the biggest obstacle” facing the proposed energy project.
# pylons - Thursday 4 October, 2018
# Pylons
# Pylons
The Minister for Communications confirmed that the interconnector would be constructed even in the event of a hard Brexit.
# pylons - Wednesday 24 January, 2018
# N-S Interconnector
# N-S Interconnector
The plan would link electricity stations in Meath and Tyrone.
# pylons - Tuesday 24 January, 2017
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The Government Chief Whip denies having made some controversial comments. We put that claim to the test.
# pylons - Thursday 22 December, 2016
# Interconnector
# Interconnector
The North East Pylon Pressure Campaign said communities will not stand by while hundreds of pylons are built across Meath, Cavan and Monaghan.
# pylons - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
# Pylon On The Pressure
# Pylon On The Pressure
The plan had been widely criticised by people living in the area.
# pylons - Friday 1 July, 2016
# Pylons
# Pylons
A timeline for the construction says the substation will be operational by 2018/2019.
# pylons - Wednesday 25 November, 2015
# Resignation
# Resignation
The TD, who resigned from the party yesterday, claimed figures in Fine Gael are attempting to silence him.
# pylons - Tuesday 24 November, 2015
# Gone
# Gone
The Cavan-Monaghan deputy confirmed his departure today.
# pylons - Thursday 8 October, 2015
# Pylon The Pressure
# Pylon The Pressure
The Grid Link project had been heavily criticised by anti-pylon protesters.
# pylons - Thursday 6 August, 2015
# Power Cuts
# Power Cuts
To-date this year, 142km of power lines have been stolen.
# pylons - Thursday 9 April, 2015
# In Photos
# In Photos
Things got a little funereal on Marlborough Street this morning.
# pylons - Saturday 6 December, 2014
# Pylons
# Pylons
The semi-state body wants to develop stronger relationships with stakeholders.
# pylons - Sunday 5 October, 2014
The expert group is not expected to give their opinion until next year.
# pylons - Friday 27 June, 2014
# Electricity
# Electricity
Earlier this week, Eirgrid announced the underground route option for the Grid West project.
# pylons - Monday 21 April, 2014
# Election 2014
# Election 2014
Fianna Fáil’s Kieran Hartley says that the government should be looking at alternative energy sources and explains why he wouldn’t mind a wind turbine in a community, as long as it is benefiting that community.
# pylons - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
# Voxpop
# Voxpop
More than 3,000 are attending a demonstration organised by Wind Aware Ireland.
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
It’s Tuesday – and here’s everything you need to know before 9am.
# Wind Energy
# Wind Energy
Wind Aware Ireland said that the Government’s wind energy policy is a “completely ineffective way of reducing C02″.
# pylons - Tuesday 8 April, 2014
# Ratio
# Ratio
Sinn Féin are set to table the bill today but insists that it doesn’t make them anti-wind energy.
# pylons - Thursday 27 March, 2014
# Energy
# Energy
ReThink Pylons is calling again on the Irish Government to re-examine its energy policy and Grid25 projects.
# pylons - Thursday 20 February, 2014
# Power Trip
# Power Trip
Ireland’s economic future is in our hands once again, let’s learn from the past and not mess it up with an unworkable energy policy, writes Steven O’Hanlon.
# pylons - Thursday 6 February, 2014
# Multi-purpose
# Multi-purpose
An Oireachtas Committee will today debate legislation which may also extend private land access to third-party
# pylons - Tuesday 4 February, 2014
# Pylons
# Pylons
The report states that more research is needed to enable draw any conclusion into possible health risks.
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Good morning. Here are the nine things you need to know as we begin another stormy day…
# pylons - Friday 31 January, 2014
# Pylon The Pressure
# Pylon The Pressure
John Whelan’s comments come ahead of Pat Rabbitte’s meeting with the chair of the independent commission examining the controversial pylons project.
# pylons - Wednesday 29 January, 2014
# Crossed Wires
# Crossed Wires
Fianna Fáil is demanding that the North-South Interconnector be included in an Eirgrid Pylon review – here’s how the situation is being resolved.
# Take 5
# Take 5
Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
# Too Close To Home
# Too Close To Home
Sean Conlon TD said the Taoiseach told him last night the North South Interconnector would be reviewed by the independent panel.
# pylons - Tuesday 28 January, 2014
# Pylons
# Pylons
Pat Rabbitte announced that an independent commission will examine the possibility of putting high-voltage power lines underground instead of on large pylons.
# pylons - Tuesday 21 January, 2014
# The 9 At 9
# The 9 At 9
Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your day…
# pylons - Saturday 18 January, 2014
# Pylons
# Pylons
Heard a lot about pylons in recent weeks, but not sure what it’s all about. Here’s Eirgrid’s projects explained.
# Grid Link
# Grid Link
If you missed the 7 January deadline but still have concerns, Eirgrid will add your submission to the pile of 35,000 already received.
# pylons - Wednesday 15 January, 2014
# Opinion
# Opinion
Rebuilding the grid will take more than a decade and we are still at the start. Now is the time to change the process from an adversarial one to a truly participative project developed in the public interest, writes Ossian Smyth.
# FDI
# FDI
EirGrid know what they’re doing and have ‘some of the best engineers in the world’ working with them, Engineers Ireland has said.
# COUNTRYSIDE
# COUNTRYSIDE
The MEP is calling on the EU Commission to fully investigate the health risks on humans and animals of high voltage overhead power lines such as those proposed by Eirgrid.
# pylons - Monday 13 January, 2014
# Pylons
# Pylons
Meanwhile, Minister Pat Rabbitte has been called on to publish any evidence he may have about the possible health effects of high voltage cables in overhead pylons.
# pylons - Sunday 12 January, 2014
# Pylons
# Pylons
James Reilly raised concerns with Phil Hogan over the placing of electrical cables in his constituency.
# pylons - Thursday 9 January, 2014
# Opinion
# Opinion
MEP outlines her arguments for opposing Eirgrid’s Gridlink infrastructure plan, which would see giant pylons across rural areas.
# Pylons
# Pylons
A submission to Grid Link claims that these factors were “insufficiently developed in the analysis”.
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