Intent: The meeting and engagements aimed to provide an introduction to Regnum and the proposed Dehomad Wind Farm, ahead of community engagement, and to establish lines of communication with elected representatives in anticipation of future correspondence from the community.
Details: Regnum Renewables and Ivan Yates (providing advisory services) briefed the West Clare MD councillors in advance of community engagement on a proposed wind farm near Lissycasey, Dehomad Wind Farm, and subsequently engaged with four Clare TDs to share information and request introductory meetings.
On 04/06/25 in the Kilrush Area Office, Ivan Yates and representatives from Regnum met with West Clare MD councillors to brief them on a proposed wind farm development near Lissycasey. Councillors in attendance included Dinny Gould, Rita McInerney, Ian Lynch, Michael Shannon, and Joe Killeen, with Shane Talty and Joe Garrihy joining remotely. The meeting was to introduce the project and to establish lines of communication in advance of engagement with local residents the following week. - MeetingOn 1 August 2025, Daragh Browne of Regnum emailed Minister of State Timmy Dooley (Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Climate, Environment and Energy) to provide information on the proposed Dehomad wind farm and request an introductory meeting. - EmailOn 13/06/2025 June, Daragh Browne of Regnum emailed West Clare MD councillors Gabriel Keating and Bill Slattery, who had missed the meeting, to share the information discussed and offer to meet at a later date. - Email
Intent: The meeting and engagements aimed to provide an introduction to Regnum and the proposed Dehomad Wind Farm, ahead of community engagement, and to establish lines of communication with elected representatives in anticipation of future correspondence from the community.
Details: Regnum Renewables and Ivan Yates (providing advisory services) briefed the West Clare MD councillors in advance of community engagement on a proposed wind farm near Lissycasey, Dehomad Wind Farm, and subsequently engaged with four Clare TDs to share information and request introductory meetings.
On 04/06/25 in the Kilrush Area Office, Ivan Yates and representatives from Regnum met with West Clare MD councillors to brief them on a proposed wind farm development near Lissycasey. Councillors in attendance included Dinny Gould, Rita McInerney, Ian Lynch, Michael Shannon, and Joe Killeen, with Shane Talty and Joe Garrihy joining remotely.The meeting was to introduce the project and to establish lines of communication in advance of engagement with local residents the following week. - MeetingOn 1 August 2025, Daragh Browne of Regnum emailed Minister of State Timmy Dooley (Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Climate, Environment and Energy) to provide information on the proposed Lissycasey wind farm and request an introductory meeting. - EmailOn 13 August 2025, Regnum issued emails to Deputies Cathal Crowe, Donna McGettigan, and Joe Cooney, sharing information on the Lissycasey wind farm project and requesting introductory meetings. - Email
Intent: To invite local representatives to an IFA Solar Event to learn how solar energy can benefit local farmers, both financially and environmentally.
Intent: Regnum sought meetings to introduce the developer and the proposed development to the most proximate councillors, in advance of scheduled engagement with the local residents.
Details: Regnum endeavoured to arrange meetings with the 5 Kilrush councillors of the West Clare Municipal District, to introduce them to Regnum Renewables and a proposed wind farm west of Lissycasey, in the townlands of Dehomad.
Daragh Browne (Regnum) followed up on email issued 04/04/25 to Dinny Gould, with a phone call on 10/10/25, and a call on 23/04/25, to try to arrange an introductory meeting. - Phone callDaragh Browne (Regnum) followed up on email issued 04/04/25 to Gabriel Keating, with a phone call on 10/10/25, a call on 16/04/25, and a text on 22/04/25, to try to arrange an introductory meeting. - Phone callDaragh Browne (Regnum) followed up on email issued 04/04/25 to Ian Lynch, with a phone call on 10/10/25, a text on 10/10/25, a call on 16/04/25, and a text on 22/04/25, to try to arrange an introductory meeting. - Phone call
Intent: Clare PPN wanted the opportunity to explain the work of Clare PPN to the Councillors, some of whom are newly elected and haven't yet had this chance
Details: Clare ppn wrote to all Councillors in Clare to ask them for the opportunity for our organisation to be invited to a Council meeting to present on our work
Intent: To strongly reject proposals suggesting that Clare Local Authority would use CPO (Compulsory Purchase Orders) powers as an option to confiscate private land from farmers on the Cliffs of Moher coastal walk.::To call on Clare County Council to immediately withdraw the CPO option and threat from the draft report.::To call on Clare County Council to engage constructively with the farmers and the IFA so an appropriate and effective arrangement can be agreed on the Cliffs of Moher coastal walk which reflects the scale of up to 1.5m tourists and estimated revenue of €19m annually.
Details: Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) on Farms at the Cliffs of Moher
