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Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

Posted on January 13, 2018 by

An interesting commentary from Pat Swords on the North-South Interconnector: “Some thoughts and facts about the Ireland of today with further confirmation that we don’t live in anything that even remotely approaches a Democracy. Still one gives it a ‘poke’ … Continue reading →

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Don’t Stand on the Sidelines – Get In There!

Posted on August 19, 2016 by

  A friend asked me the other day that if a person wanted to take the granting of planning permission on review, did you have to be somehow involved in the original application? As is the case with most questions … Continue reading →

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Report on Communication ACCC/C/2014/112 regarding complaint of non-compliance against Ireland

Posted on June 28, 2016 by

  The first session involved the opening statements.  These are delivered in writing to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee (ACCC) beforehand, which allows a speaker from both sides to paraphrase and highlight the main points underpinning the Communication and the … Continue reading →

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Sub judice in Geneva

Posted on June 13, 2016 by

How often do you hear a politician and/or guilty party (when these are distinguishable) answer a penetrating question with: “I’m sorry, that matter is sub judice, I am not allowed to comment”?  What they are saying is that as the matter … Continue reading →

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The Spontaneous Combustion of Wind Turbines

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

They’re going off like Roman Candles. Not enough in Ireland, apparently. Wind Turbine Terror: Collapses & Spontaneous Combustion  

Posted in EirGrid; Insurance; Law; Cancer; EMF, EU Renewable Energy 2020 Target, Kilvinane Wind Farm Ltd; substituted consent, South Africa, wind turbines, developing nations,, Wind Turbine Syndrome; Professor Alun Evans | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

An Bord Pleanala has a DUTY to alert interested parties

Posted on March 29, 2016 by

  The right to comment on planning applications, and on appeals to planning decisions, by both the parties to that application/appeal and interested or affected citizens, is a fundamental premise of our planning law. As far as the right of … Continue reading →

Posted in An Bord Pleanala; appeal; interested parties, Peremptory law; Directory Law; Planning and Devlopment Act of 2000, Planning and Development Act 2000; guidelines; directives; Sections 28 & 29, Planning Permission; Extension; Planning and Development Act | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

The Anatomy of a Wind Farm Contract – Part 4

Posted on March 22, 2016 by

  In this series on wind farm contracts, I have attempted to highlight certain scary consequences that might befall the landowner after entering into one of these contracts. This concluding segment is more of the same. In this final part, … Continue reading →

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More on that Sect 28 Amendment

Posted on February 21, 2016 by

Since my last blog on the sleight-of-hand S28 amendment of the Planning and Development Act of 2000 (PDA2000), a number of very interesting theories have bubbled to the surface. We all love a good conspiracy theory, so let’s have at … Continue reading →

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The amendment of Section 28 of the PDA 2000

Posted on February 18, 2016 by

A reader alerted me to an interesting amendment to the Planning and Development Act of 2000 (PDA 2000). Section 28 relates to guidelines issued by the Minister (or in the case of wind farms, not issued by the Minister since … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Wind Farm Contract – Part 2

Posted on February 15, 2016 by

  In my previous blog I explained how a typical wind farm contract consists of two divisible parts, an Option and a Lease. When looking at an Option, I came to the inescapable conclusion that by selling the wind farm … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Wind Farm Contract – Part 1

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

  I am often approached by people asking me to explain just how a wind farm contract works. I usually evade these questions either by honestly pleading ignorance or less honestly, by using the well-used cop-out employed by lawyers: “It’s … Continue reading →

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EirGrid ordered to disclose costings

Posted on February 7, 2016 by

The defence of “commercial or industrial confidentiality” is routinely abused by many enterprises to conceal a plethora of evils from the reach of legitimate requests for Access to Information on the Environment (AIE). . Article 9(1)(c) of the AIE Regulations … Continue reading →

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Open letter to IWEA (and Messrs White and Coffey)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by

The practice of lobbying government Ministers and other influential members of a ruling party is regarded by many as an integral part of our process of democracy. . Those in favour would argue that politicians should look to be educated … Continue reading →

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The Economy-Crushing Consequences of Massively Subsidised Wind Power

Posted on January 29, 2016 by

  Great blog from “Stop these Things”. Although written about the UK, the same is true of Ireland – probably worse, given our smaller economy / market. The Economy Crushing Consequences of Massively Subsidised Wind Power

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Irish Wind Farm Neighbours Detail Unnecessary Daily Acoustic Misery

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS:
As the World reacts to the insane cost of backing an utterly pointless power source, by slashing subsidies and removing the only ‘reason’ for ‘investing’ in the greatest environmental and economic fraud of all…

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Wind Turbines and Human Rights

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

Many people harp on about their human rights but I am always amazed that most people do not know of the extent of their rights or where they come from. . If you are an Irish citizen then a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy; Ireland; Fine Gael; Labour; Sinn Fein; Workers; Constitution, EU Renewable Energy 2020 Target, Law; High Court; Leave To Appeal; Environment, Wind Turbine Syndrome; Professor Alun Evans | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Giant Wind Turbines Collapsing with Alarming Regularity

Posted on December 22, 2015 by

Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS:
Gravity or some other force at work? **** The number of cases involving collapsing turbines and flying blades (aka “component liberation”) has become so common that, if we were a tad cynical, we would…

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Oh No Alex!

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

“Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week, Mr White said “the whole world needs to de-carbonise” and renewable energy was part of that. Onshore wind energy was the most cost-effective renewable energy currently available for Ireland. … Mr White said there was … Continue reading →

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