Blackwater Wind Aware

09/12/2025

🚨 Public Information Night + Planning Deadline Alert ⏰
There will be a Public Information Night at Halla Pobail na Rinne this Wednesday 10 December at 7.30pm 📢 about the planning application for two new wind turbines at Moanbrack, beside the existing turbines in an Gaeltacht.

🗓️All planning submissions must be lodged by 21.12.25 🗓️
Planning application file number: 2560817
View the full application here 🔗
https://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560817/0

This is a call for neighbours and supporters from surrounding areas to stand with the local community, get informed and take part ⚠️

10/12/2024

Remember, when we were told that the 185 meter high wind turbine that RWE want to build 500 meters from your home was to save planet??

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/10/ai-fuelled-cloud-storage-boom-threatens-irish-climate-targets-report-warns.

Who were FF, FG and Greens destroying people’s home for?

Friends of the Earth calls on government to rein in growth of big tech centres for fear they could increase fossil fuel use

23/07/2024

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/23/ireland-datacentres-overtake-electricity-use-of-all-homes-combined-figures-show

Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets

23/11/2023

Paddy Massey of the Blackwater Wind Aware protest group says they are “deeply disappointed but not very surprised, given the inconsistency of the Bord’s decisions. We will study the report and consider our options''.

West Waterford Sinn Féin Councillor, Conor McGuinness, who made a detailed submission opposing the development says he is “stunned” by the decision. “There were queues at several local post offices such was the volume of submissions being submitted,” he said. “The planning process was extremely convoluted and very many people will be distraught at this decision”.

Cllr. Conor D. McGuinness
Irish Examiner

Eleven of the 5MW capacity turbines will be sited on the west Waterford side and six in east Cork, with both sets linked by a 3.3km underground cable

21/11/2023

"We are disappointed but not surprised by this decision from ABP in relation to the proposed Lyrenacarriga wind farm."
"It's deeply alarming that these very relevant concerns and objections of over 1,000 people can be so easily dismissed."

"We are waiting to receive a copy of the inspector's report. Once we have reviewed it then this will inform what steps we take next."
"Local communities should stay in touch via our social media and ezines for further updates."

Patrick Massey
Chair, Blackwater Wind Aware

17/01/2023

So RWE, the company that’s telling us we need a massive industrial wind farm to save the planet is expanding a coal mine in Germany???

Climate activist also denounced ‘police violence’ against campaigners at the abandoned village of Lützerath