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Roscommon Council debates 11‑turbine wind farm near Ballinagar and French Park

Shannonside FM reported that Roscommon County Council is considering a wind farm with 11 turbines near Ballinagar and French Park, amid local concerns over noise and light flicker. The council also marked a year since Councillor Michael Holland was co‑opted after the death of Councillor Anthony Waldron.

Liam Callaghan, Michael Holland, Anthony Waldron
26 May 2026 · shannonside

Community

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Wind Farm Noise Concerns Spark Council Debate in Clare

A listener on Shannon's Side FM raised noise complaints from turbines near Ballinagar and French Park, prompting Councillor Liam Callahan to discuss new planning guidelines. The council meeting also marked a year since Councillor Michael Holland was co‑opted after the death of Councillor Anthony Waldron.

Dan Dooner, Liam Callahan, Michael Holland
26 May 2026 · shannonside

Court Reports

Cases and rulings mentioning French Park from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2022-05-06 Courts News Ireland

Former priest and Irish Times columnist jailed for sexual abuse

A former priest and Irish Times columnist has been sentenced to four years imprisonment following conviction for multiple sexual assaults on a schoolboy in the late 1990s. Barry Fergal Jennings, aged 56, of Cloonkeerin, French Park, County Roscommon, was unanimously convicted...

Court of Appeal 2021-01-26 Courts News Ireland

Bus driver appeals conviction for causing death of cyclist

A bus driver has appealed his conviction for careless driving causing death, challenging the trial judge's instructions to the jury on legal terminology. Osborn Irabor, aged 60 of French Park, Dublin, was convicted in 2018 at the Circuit Criminal Court in connection with the...

Court of Appeal 2020-02-03 Courts News Ireland

Forestry fraudster gets an extra two years in jail

A man convicted of defrauding 143 investors through a bogus forestry scheme has received an additional two years in prison following a Court of Appeal ruling. Garret Hevey, aged 43, operated Arden Forestry Management Limited under a false identity, directing approximately €5.5...

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2019-07-29 Courts News Ireland

Forestry scheme fraudsters jailed

Two men were jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 29 July 2019 following their convictions for defrauding over 140 foreign investors of approximately €5.5 million through Arden Forestry Management between January 2014 and mid-2016. Garret Hevey, described by the court as...

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2019-03-19 Courts News Ireland

Pair ran €5m "Ponzi scheme" that duped forestry investors

Two Dublin men pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges relating to a fraudulent forestry investment scheme. Between January 2014 and mid-2016, Garret Hevey and David Peile induced approximately 143 foreign investors to deposit roughly €5.5 million into Arden...