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The ESB has confirmed that its staff have been prevented from accessing the substation site in Laois and have also refuted claims made by the group opposing the.
ESB responds to new blockade of Laois electricity substation site that s part of a €110 million project
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Ireland s State-owned electricity provider has confirmed that a protest prevented work on a power substation in Laois and the company has advised that legal action could be pursued to allow work to recommence.
Residents who are part of the Ratheniska Timahoe Spink (RTS) Action Group mounted a protest at the site in Coolnabacca on Wednesday morning which prevented the entry of ESB Networks from accessing the site which is to be a hub in the €110 million Laois Kilkenny Reinforcement Project.
The firm confirmed this in a statement to the
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Laois campaigners dismiss EirGrid and ESB community fund for substation project
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The Ratheniska-Timahoe-Spink (RTS) Substation Action Group has dismissed a community fund of €500,000 announced by EirGrid and ESB Networks for its €110 million regional network project that will run through Laois and see a big substation built in the county.
EirGrid and ESB Networks stated that the setting up of a community forum and fund, early in 2021, was recommended by Irish Rural Link in its independent evaluation of the Laois Kilkenny Reinforcement Project in October 2019.
However, the RTS Group, which has steadfastly opposed the project, has criticised this and questioned the independence of Irish Rural Link.