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Opposition to cross-Border interconnector
Opposition to the proposed multi-million euro overland cross-Border electricity interconnector was strongly expressed at a rally at Cornasassanagh, Corduff, south Monaghan on Monday night, writes Joe McCabe.
One resident said: "If this goes ahead there will be civil war. If EirGrid try to put up these pylons on our lands they will be pulled down during the night. EirGrid would want to realise this before they try to bulldoze this project through against our wishes."
EirGrid is planning two separate line projects to facilitate cross-Border sharing of electricity, to promote better competition and to ensure supplies of electricity throughout the northeast of Ireland.
An 80km 400kV interconnector line is proposed between Kingscourt, Co Cavan, and Turleenan, Co Tyrone, while a second 58km 400kV power line link to the interconnector is proposed between Woodland, Co Meath, and Kingscourt, Co Cavan.
A Government report on the project is due in the next few weeks and will be followed by a report commissioned by concerned communities along the route.
The proposed overland interconnector crosses the Border at Derrynoose, Co Armagh, and near Clontibret, Co Monaghan, and will run into counties Cavan and Meath. Residents along the route want the lines buried for health reasons and so that the countryside is not blighted by the pylons.
Two questioned after bank raid
Two men were being questioned by gardaí in Co Limerick yesterday following a bank raid in which staff were threatened with a pair of scissors. About €7,000 in cash was stolen from the Bank of Ireland in Kilmallock on Monday, when three masked raiders entered the premises at about 11.10am.
One of the suspects was arrested less than three hours later in Martinstown, Co Limerick. A second man was arrested that evening in Kilmallock. Both were being held for questioning last night at Bruff Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
They are both believed to be from Limerick city. Gardaí are searching for the third suspect.
Body identified as Polish man
A body discovered off the coast of Clare more than 19 months ago has been identified as a young Polish man who went missing in Kerry in 2006. The body of Adam Juniewicz was exhumed from a graveyard in Kilrush, Co Clare, after his family provided DNA samples. The unidentified victim was buried last November in All Saints Cemetery, one year after the body was discovered at Farrihy Bay, north of Kilkee.
Some time after
Mr Juniewicz was laid to rest, his parents came to Dingle to look for their son, who had being missing for over a year.
Their DNA sample matched that of the unknown man buried in Kilrush and the body was exhumed at 6am on Thursday last. The remains were later cremated at Island Crematorium in Cork.
Mr Juniewicz's brother is expected in Kilrush within the week to escort the ashes back to Poland.