For the second year in a row, Clare County Council has passed a motion requesting the suspension of on-shore wind farm development until national wind energy guidelines are updated.
The local authority will now write to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to share its position.
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The national guidelines have not been updated since 2006, when a large turbine was considered over 100m, and this week the High Court has quashed a judicial review stalling the construction of eight 170-metre turbines at Fahybeg in East Clare.
Ardnacrusha Fianna Fáil Councillor Rachel Hartigan says the system is completely outdated.
