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Plans for the Rooaunalaghta Green Energy Project on the Mayo-Galway border are facing escalating local opposition. Residents have raised serious concerns that the large-scale development is being advanced within the Joyce Country & Western Lakes UNESCO Global Geopark. The communities in South Mayo and North Galway are eager to stress that they are not opposed to renewable energy in principle. Instead, they believe industrial-scale wind turbines are entirely inappropriate for a landscape that is recognised globally for its geological, environmental, cultural, and tourism significance.

A guided walk introducing participants to the delights of Coole Park is among the events taking place at Coole during Heritage Week. The walk, which takes place from 11am to 12.30pm today, will take in the history of the park, its wildlife, landscape, and the walled garden.