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3rd May 2021 €6.8m has been provided for the Dinish Island pier extension at Castletownbere in West Cork. The 2021 programme sees a 35% increase in funding for Local Authority harbours. see details below. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, announced this morning details of a €38.3m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned harbour network including 79 Local Authority Harbours across 12 coastal Local Authorit...

Arklow Lifeboat Launches to Assist Sailor After 24ft Yacht Runs Aground 28th April 2021 Arklow RNLI on scene with the grounded yacht at Clogga Bay beach Credit: RNLI/Arklow Coast Guard Unit ArklowRNLI’s volunteer crew launched their lifeboat within minutes of receiving a report that a sailing vessel was in danger and aground at Clogga Bay last Tuesday afternoon, 20 April. Upon entering the bay south of Arklow Harbour, the crew on the Trent class lifeboat Ger Tigchlearr quickly identified th...

Eir’s gigabit fibre network now available in 79 towns and villages Image: © Valmedia/Stock.adobe.com Eir’s gigabit fibre-to-the-home network has now passed more than 380,000 premises, up from 138,000 last June. Eir has said today (28 April) that its gigabit fibre network is now available in 79 towns and villages across the country. Together with its rural fibre roll-out programme completed in 2019, more than 800,000 premises in Ireland can now access superfast fibre broadband. The compan...

Limerick man Tom gets birthday wishes from near and far Reporter: );  ); UNFORTUNATELY​ Tom O’Mahony could not have the huge celebration he deserved on his 100th birthday but he is very grateful to those who made his day so special. The Ballylanders man who lives in Wicklow with his daughter and son-in-law, Eileen and Tom Byrne received cards and well wishes from County Limerick and across the country. Tom wishes to thank all his family, relatives, neighbours and friends from all over ...

Updated / Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021 10:58 An aerial shot of Arklow, where SSE Renewables is proposing to develop the onshore grid infrastructure associated with the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 SSE Renewables has announced its intention to submit the first-ever planning application for the onshore grid infrastructure needed to connect an offshore wind farm to the countrys national transmission grid. The application marks a significant milestone on the road to starting the delivery of Irelands of...

Gardaí in Arklow and Wicklow ready for a chat Updated / Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021 13:59 The times will be announced on the Garda Síochána Wicklow Facebook page Benches where people can have a chat with a garda have been set up in Arklow and in Wicklow town. The new benches are part of an expansion of a project already in operation on the promenade in Bray. The chats do not have to be garda-related, but if people feel uncomfortable about going to a garda station for any reason, the benches are ...

SSE Renewables intends to submit the first-ever planning application for the onshore grid infrastructure needed to connect an offshore wind farm to Ireland’s national transmission grid. The application will be made in the coming weeks to regulator An Bord Pleanála seeking planning permission to develop the onshore grid infrastructure necessary to connect the 520MW Phase 2 of Arklow Bank Wind Park to Ireland’s electricity transmission grid. The proposed development includes a 220kV substati...

Milestone reached in wind power as SSE submits plan for Arklow SSE will seek to develop onshore infrastructure needed for wind farm connection about 7 hours ago An aerial shot over Arklow, where SSE Renewables is proposing to develop the onshore grid infrastructure associated with Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 in the Irish Sea.   SSE Renewables is to submit the first ever planning application for the onshore grid infrastructure needed to connect an expanded Arklow Bank wind farm to the nation...

April 21, 2021, by Adrijana Buljan SSE Renewables has announced its intention to submit a planning application for the onshore grid infrastructure for the Arklow Bank 2 offshore wind farm. This is the first time an offshore wind developer will seek consent for this kind of infrastructure in Ireland. The company said it would submit the application in the coming weeks to Ireland’s planning board, An Bord Pleanála, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sure Par...