It's claimed Nenagh could be held to ransom by proposals from a local long established company to use wind energy to cut their fuel bill.
Proctor and Gamble has advertised that it’s seeking planning for a for a single auto production turbine with a height of 85 metres and a diameter of 92 metres in the area.
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The company currently employ 250 people at their plant on the Gortlandroe Industrial Estate and it believes the turbine would cuts its fuel costs by three quarters of a million Euro a year.
While accepting that Proctor & Gamble have been good employers in Nenagh, Councillor Lalor McGee fears it could set an unwelcome precedent – However Mayor Jimmy Moran disagrees and hopes it will sustain jobs and boost further employment,
