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Sat 06 Jun 2010Residents oppose planned substation
A RURAL community in Co Laois has staged a “tie a yellow ribbon” protest to symbolise its opposition to a proposed new high-voltage electricity substation.
Residents of Ratheniska, a village near Portlaoise, yesterday organised a well-attended, peaceful protest outside a hotel where Eirgrid was holding a public consultation about its plans for the Laois-Kilkenny electricity reinforcement scheme. The State-owned company says the scheme is “essential for economic development in the south midlands region” and envisages building a new substation at “a location to be determined” to the southeast of Portlaoise.
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