One of the Ireland's last peat-burning power stations was demolished in a spectacular controlled explosion today. The station at Bellacorick in north Mayo has been disused since 2005 and its huge ...

An Bord Pleanála inspector Kevin Moore said the existing Bellacorick ESB power station will close regardless of the wind farm development. Locals feared the wind farm would speed up the closure ...

Costing over €320m, the wind farm will be constructed on lands owned by Bord Na Móna, around 30km west of Ballina and close to the former ESB power station at Bellacorick. The planning board ...