It would be a bypass to the Station Road, and consist of a road, cycleway and footpath, according to a petition that was launched by the campaign on 27 July.
Peaking plants such as these are needed to replace dirtier coal, gas and peat – and balance out the fluctuating supply from renewables on the grid, says Ireland's climate action plan.
The rules around conflicts of interest and corruption may be there, but if they are not enforced in the most high-profile cases, then how useful are they? asks UCD lecturer Andy Storey.
Despite Transparency International’s latest report, it is no time to be congratulating ourselves on how little corruption apparently takes place in Ireland.
