The following donations were made to local community groups on Thursday, 15th December, 2022: Scoil Chonaill an Bunbeag, €1500Scoil Phadraig, Dobhar €1500Scoil Naomh Duigh, Anagaire €1500Scoil Oilibheir, Rann na Feirste €1500Scoil Eoin Pol, Loch an Iuir €1500Scoil Mhuire, na Doiri Beaga €1500Scoil Adhamhnain, an Luinnaigh €1500Scoil Bhrighde , Min an Read more…
Cronalaght Wind Farm Community funds recipients December 2021 Scoil Chonaill an Bunbeag €1500Scoil Phadraig Dobhair €1500Scoil Naomh Duigh Anngaire €1500Scoil Oilibheir Pluinceid Rann na Feirste €1500Scoil Eoin Pol Loch an Iuir €1500Scoil Mhuire na doire beaga €1500Scoil Adhamhnain an Luinnigh €1500Scoil Bhrighde Min an chladaigh €1500Pobal Scoil Ghaoth Dobhair €1500 Read more…
On Wednesday, 16/12/20, Gweedore Windfarm made the following donations: Dunlewey Development €1000 Ionad Naomh Phadraig €1000 Ionad na Sean Daoine €1500 Donegal Cancer Flights €1500 Comharchumann Fobartha Ghaoth Dobhair €1000 Local St Vincent De Paul €500 Gweedore GAA €500 Gweedore Celtic €500 Gweedore Utd €500 Dunlewey Celtic €500 Glenea Utd Read more…
Eoghan and Owenie Gillespie, on behalf of Cronalaght wind farm, recently (14/8/20) presenting all of the nine local schools with donations of €1,500 to help with their preparations on reopening during the covid epidemic. The schools are: Scoil Bhríde Meeachladaigh, Scoil Adhamhnáin an Lunniagh, Pobal Scoil Ghaoth Dobhair, Scoil Mhuire, Read more…
On Tuesday, 17/12/19, Gweedore Windfarm made a total of €7000 in local donations. €500 was donated to each of the schools in the parish, €1000 was donated to each of the local soccer clubs and a further €1000 was donated to Donegal Cancer Flights & Services. This brings our total Read more…
Since our last update in July 2019, the erection of the 5 turbines went smoothly and the windfarm was ready for energisation at the beginning of August. However, the delay in energisation of ESB 110kv substation at Ardnagappary continued until late August, almost 4 weeks delayed. As soon as Ardnagappary Read more…
Since our last update, a lot of work has been carried out on the Gweedore wind farm project. In the first quarter of the year all five turbine foundations were poured. Three of these foundations had to be piled. Non-piled foundations took 372m2 of concrete for the base and 44.5 Read more…
Construction is now well under way at Gweedore Wind Farm. Even though the best part of the summer weather was missed, the Autumn has been reasonable dry and good for carrying out civil works on such an exposed site. The laying and testing of Cable ducts from the new Ardnagappary Read more…
A 10 year planning permission was granted in 2010 for 5 turbines; 80 m hub and 90 m rotor, 125m tip height. Due to the delay from regulations and grid connections issues, by the time Gweedore Windfarm could proceed ,, those turbines were no longer available, and Gweedore Wind Farm Read more…