Ireland has been handed a multi-million euro fine for failing to comply with EU legislation at a wind farm close to the Galway-Clare boundary.
The State must pay €5 million, plus an additional daily fine of €15,000 until the government is compliant with legislation on assessing the environmental impact of the Derrybrien Wind Farm in South Co. Galway.
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In 2003, huge landslides at the site of the wind farm caused pollution in a nearby river, resulting in the death of tens of thousands of fish.
In 2008, Ireland was ordered to properly examine the consequences of the 70-turbine wind farm, but the Court has found that this has yet to happen.
