Residents call public meeting on Grid Link

A public meeting is being held on September 30 to discuss the proposed routes of the Eirgrid Grid Link high voltage electricity line, writes Brian Byrne.

The location of the meeting is St Laurence's GAA Complex at Old Grange, and it will begin at 8pm. Resident Adrian Behan says everyone in the area needs to be aware of the size of this project, both physically and in high voltage terms.

The meeting will also discuss associated heath risks with living beside high voltage lines, the effect on home values in the vicinity of such lines, and the impact on landscape.

The routes proposed under the first part of Eirgrid's research for the system involve more than 60 townlands in this area. The meeting is being arranged by local residents.

The Grid Link system will end in Dunstown, Carnalway, having come from Cork via Wexford.