One of the largest campaign rallies ever seen in the county took place on Monday night in Trim when up to 3,000 residents of Meath descended on Trim`s Knightsbrook Hotel for a public meeting organised by Meath Pylon Pressure, the group opposing the routing of Eirgrid power lines across the county.
The extent of the opposition to the pylon and powerline proposal became obvious for the first time on Monday night, the first time all the communities across Meath affected by the proposed routes, came together to hear Professor Mike O`Carroll from the British group, REVOLT (Rural England Versus Overhead Line Transmission), set up to oppose such powerlines in the UK.

 

from Meath Chronicle

A Major meeting for all those affected by the proposed routes of a 400kV power line from Woodland to Kingscourt will be held in Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, on 19th November at 8pm.
All those who live within the corridors of the route options being put forward are invited to attend the meeting, which will be addressed by Professor Mike O`Carroll, who is chairman of REVOLT, a British group set up to oppose "unnecessary, excessive and intrusive powerline development".
Professor O`Carroll was recommended as a guest speaker by Professor Denis Henshaw of Bristol University, who has carried out the most comprehensive studies into the effects of high voltage power lines on children.
Up to 1,200 people are expected to attend the meeting, which is being arranged by the umbrella group set up to represent the various action groups throughout the county that oppose the powerline on massive pylons over ground.
Representatives from each of the action groups attended a meeting in the Old Darnley Lodge Hotel, Athboy, on Monday night for the purpose of establishing the umbrella group.

 

from Meath Chronicle