Huge shipment arrives at Moneypoint for use at Ireland's largest coal fired generation station.
The Berge Master, the largest ship ever to enter the Shannon estuary, arrived with the first consignment of coal for Moneypoint power station.
When this ESB (Electricity Supply Board) power generating station goes into production, a shipment will arrive every three weeks at peak production
Moneypoint will burn two million tonnes of coal every year.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 24 April 1985. The reporter is Michael Walsh.
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