Hundreds attended a protest in the region against wind turbine proposals.
People from the communities of Kilmacthomas, Stradbally, Ballylaneen, Kill, Bunmahon and beyond came together to voice their objection yesterday.
The protest was in response to plans to erect the turbines near family homes and schools, with some parents even threatening to remove their children from local schools in the community.
Breda Kiely is an activist from Bunmahon:
"They're trying to force these on top of our schools.
"We're not against green energy; if they put them out at sea, then fine.
"But we do not want this in our community."
The company behind the proposal, BSB Community Energy say the turbine project could be worth 140 million euro to the local economy over thirty years.
