Coolcappa Community Action Group

09/01/2026

💶💶💶 The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment..

‼️Making environmental court actions prohibitively expensive would deny ordinary people access to justice …

💶Environmental protection is a public interest matter and must NOT be placed beyond legal challenge through excessive financial risk.

If you think this is wrong please send an email to
🗣️📧[email protected] by 15th of January

CEPA Communities & Environmental Protection Alliance

MESSAGE FROM FRED LOGUE PhD MIEIA Cenv
"Financial barriers to environmental litigation are illegal, because protecting the environment is an important public interest.
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment.
The Government is currently engaged in an extremely short consultation on proposed rules to cap legal costs when you go to court and hold the state to account for breaking environmental law. In effect they want you to pay hundreds of thousands of Euros should you choose to do this.
If you think this is wrong, make your views known by emailing [email protected] by 15 January.

The consultation document can be viewed here https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-climate-energy-and-the-environment/consultations/consultation-on-the-regulation-of-costs-payable-in-matters-prescribed-on-foot-of-section-295-of-the-planning-and-development-act-2024-scale-of-fees/.
Submissions could be brief and simply remind Government that the proposed cost regulations would fly in the face of and totally undermine it's obligations under the Aarhus convention and existing EU law, and are will inevitably be contested all the way to the European Court of Justice

09/01/2026

‼️Please Share ‼️Important Public Meeting Coolcappa

🗣️Following the re submission of the Ballynisky Windfarm Planning Application a meeting will take place :

📅 Monday 12th January 2026 @7.30pm
📍Coolcappa Community Hall - V42 HF60

It is a hugely important meeting and we would encourage as many people to attend as possible . Committee & community members will be available to discuss the planning application, submission/objection process and outline plans going forward.

🗣️Reminder 6x Industrial Wind Turbines @ 158m
‼️DESTINATION : COOLCAPPA ‼️

Note Submission DEADLINE : 22nd JANUARY 2026

Over 400 objections achieved last time - Thanks to all of you , together we will continue to protect our families our homes our health and our future

09/01/2026

‼️Irish households pay €360 more per year for electricity than western European average 📈

While many EU states saw rapid price declines after the 2022 peak caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Irish prices did not fall to the same degree”

Electricity costs are dramatically outpacing both inflation and what our western EU neighbours are facing.

08/01/2026

🗣️RE SUBMISSION of Ballynisky Windfarm Proposal :6x Industrial Wind Turbines

📢 ℹ️ Note Submission Deadline Date is 22nd January 2026

Wind Farm application re submitted on 19th Dec to LCCC
Article highlights
‼️Timing of application over Christmas .. a time for families friends and communities to relax
‼️ Huge Surprise public notice was NOT placed in local papers as done previously but submitted in The Irish Examiner - with a local resident spotting the planning application by chance!
‼️Consultation process
‼️Community engagement
‼️Possibility of further wind farm activity/development in the area

💪412 Submissions lodged when previously (incomplete) planning application was filed .(Thank you )

⁉️How can meaningful consultation happen when people only learn of major developments by chance?

🏠 Coolcappa is rich in knowledge and experience - from farmers and business owners to environmental advocates and volunteers. These are exactly the voices that should be welcomed into any conversation about development in our area.

Everyone is encouraged to resubmit before the deadline of 22 January
✍️ Help is available as always .. Details and further information will be shared 🔜
Article (weekly observer)

07/01/2026

The government had committed to reducing the emissions by 51 per cent between 2018 and 2030, which it is now not on track to achieve.

07/01/2026

The Irish government are blatantly going to make us liable for fines as high as €28 billion.

We know it'll be ordinary people that are made foot the bill.

Meanwhile, Big Tech continues to use more and more of our energy, while household energy bills continue to balloon!

07/01/2026

‘The natural beauty of our home is beyond price’ is a rallying cry for many in rural areas blighted by wind farms

07/01/2026

Offaly Councillors call for HSE to examine health effects of Wind Farms

📢THE COUNCILLORS of Offaly County Council have called upon the Health Service Executive to examine the health implications of Wind Farms in Offaly.

‼️Cllr Clare Murray-Smale put a Motion to the December meeting of the Council requesting that any complaints received by the Council from members of the public about wind turbine noise and about shadow flicker should be referred to the HSE for “proper investigation as a matter of urgency.”

'Serious noise issue' for 60 residents in Cloghan

07/01/2026

Limerick TD speaks out on health implications of wind energy (article : Limerickpost.ie)

‼️He also claimed that “the wind turbines that have gone up to date never involved health organisations. The HSE was not involved in the planning applications of the ones that exist. They are ignoring the health implications.”

Thanks to Richard O'Donoghue TD

07/01/2026

Sean Canney TD This position is miles from the discussions at previous meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris TD in October 2024 😔

ℹ️ The meeting you helped organise to highlight the need to protect wind farm neighbours public health.






Private Wires will not help the environment.
Private Wires is an industry-driven agenda.

CEPA Communities & Environmental Protection Alliance

Government approval of the General Scheme of the Private Wires Bill is welcome - it's an important reform that will help accelerate renewable energy generation and unlock private investment in electricity infrastructure.

The new framework will allow private electricity connections in clearly defined and tightly regulated circumstances, supporting renewables, energy storage, EV charging and economic development, while protecting the integrity of the national grid.

This is a pragmatic reform that will help relieve pressure on the grid, encourage innovation and support Ireland's clean energy transition, while ensuring strong oversight, safety and consumer protection. The national grid must remain the backbone of our energy system, and this legislation ensures private wires complement, rather than undermine, its development.

The draft Bill and a detailed implementation plan will return to Government in Q1 2026.

05/01/2026

📢 Coolcappa Planning Application Re-Submitted — new Deadline 22nd January

Ballynisky Green Energy quietly re-submitted its windfarm planning application on 19 December, with the notice appearing in the Examiner instead of the usual local papers. Many residents only found out by chance — raising questions about transparency and proper community consultation.

New planning application requires a new submissions — deadline 22 January.

Last time, the community lodged over 400 objections and people want to be sure our voices are heard.

If you made a submission to the earlier application- the €20 payment can be transferred.

✍️ Submission Clinic will be held at Coolcappa Hall to help with forms etc — everyone is encouraged to take part.
(Details will be shared )
Let’s stand together for clear information, fairness and genuine consultation. Have your say before 22 January.

05/01/2026

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📢 Coolcappa Planning Application Re-Submitted — new Deadline 23 January 2026 📢

‼️Ballynisky Green Energy quietly re-submitted its windfarm planning application on 19 December, with the notice appearing in the Examiner instead of the usual local papers. Many residents only found out by chance — raising questions about transparency and proper community consultation.

New planning application requires a new submissions — deadline 23 January.

💪Last time, the community lodged over 400 objections and people want to be sure our voices are heard.

If you made a submission to the earlier application- the €20 payment can be transferred.

✍️ Submission Clinic will be held at Coolcappa Hall this weekend to help with forms etc — everyone is encouraged to take part. (Details will be posted )

Let’s stand together for clear information, fairness and genuine consultation. Have your say before 23 January.