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Council wants to restore Billy Fox park
Monaghan County Council is considering funding a €20,000 extension to a park in Bawn, Co Cavan, dedicated to Fine Gael senator Billy Fox, the only member of the Oireachtas killed during the Troubles .
Senator Fox was killed by an IRA gang from Clones, Co Monaghan, in 1974.
Bernie O'Rourke from the council's community and enterprise section said: "We intend to restore the park in the same way as the Devil's Glen in Wicklow, which is dedicated to Charles Stewart Parnell."
Three men from Clones served life in prison for the murder.
Extensive damage to phone lines
Extensive damage was caused to phone lines and banklink machines in Cavan, Monaghan and Meath yesterday afternoon when a construction worker with Gama hit a fibre-optic cable at the Castleblayney bypass on the Ballybay Road.
A spokesman for Eircom said they "were not sure when services can be restored".
Seventh wind farm for Clare
Clare County Council has approved the seventh wind farm in the county despite some local opposition.
This follows German company Pro Ventum securing planning permission for a €10 million six-turbine wind farm at Tullabrack near Kilrush.
It is the second wind farm that the company has secured permission for in the west Clare area and the previous proposal also faced opposition.
Currently there are two wind farms operational in the county - the Pro Ventum wind farm at Monmore and the second 11-turbine wind farm near Connolly in mid-Clare.
The Pro Ventum application was first lodged four years ago and the application was only reactivated recently when the company lodged further information.
The Monmore Action Group opposed the plan.
However, the council granted planning permission having regard to the national policy in relation to the development of sustainable energy resources and the provision of wind energy guidelines.
The council also granted planning because of the general suitability of the site for a wind-powered energy generating facility, the wind energy resources available and the nature of the landscape in the area, including a nearby wind farm and a suitable ESB sub-station.
The council also ruled that the proposed development would not seriously injure the visual amenities or landscape, interfere with views or injure the amenities of residential properties in the vicinity, or be prejudicial to public health.The council has prohibited wind farms in large tracts of Clare.
Man fined €500 for false licence
A self-employed builder who had a false driving licence was fined €500 at Wicklow Circuit Court yesterday.
The court was told that Patrick Sheridan, Ballybeg, Rathnew, Co Wicklow, had a forged licence which he bought in Limerick when gardaí searched his caravan on February 9th.
Insp Patrick Murray said the licence was forged, it had a false name on it.
Defence solicitor Dermot Hickey said his client had subsequently obtained a full licence.