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Landowners offered €50k per pylon in North-South plans

Landowners along the planned North-South Interconnector electricity line are to be offered €50,000 for each pylon they allow on their land.
Ireland • 03 Nov 23

NI authorities may restart interconnector planning

Authorities in Northern Ireland are considering starting the planning process again to build the North-South Interconnector, the Minister for Communications has said.
Politics • 19 Feb 19

Supreme Court upholds permission for interconnector

The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court ruling over An Bord Pleanála's granting of permission for the planned North-South Interconnector.
Courts • 19 Feb 19

Doherty: 'No confidence' in delivery of power lines

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty has said that she has "absolutely no confidence" that the North-South Interconnector project will ever be delivered.
Ireland • 05 Oct 18

Government will not intervene over power lines plan

The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has indicated that the Government will not intervene in EirGrid's plans to build the North-South Interconnector using overhead power lines for the whole length of the route.
Politics • 04 Oct 18

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