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Kildare wind farm fears over Bono’s Monasterevin distillery project
Objections: Locals fear wind farm will impact tourism projects
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“Bono and Paddy McKillen are trusting us with €65m of their money in developing the Ballykelly Mills Distillery and people won’t want to visit the area if those turbine monstrosities get approval,” says Mary Fanning McCormack, Monasterevin resident, veteran journalist and farmer.
“I was rocked to the core when I saw photomontages of the turbines (see above). They are the height of Liberty Hall and the Spire put together.”
Ummeras Wind Farm Ltd (Statkraft) wants to build five 169m turbines between Rathangan and Monasterevin in the townlands of Ummeras Beg, Coolatogher, Mullaghroe Lower, Ummeras More and Coolsickin/Quinsborough.