(Stock image of solar panels)

(Stock image of solar panels)

An energy company linked to John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud in Tipperary has been given the green light to develop a major solar farm at Killough Castle.

An Coimisiún Pleanála gave the all-clear on December 17 to Marmoris Limited, trading as Killough Solar, for a 10-year permission to develop a solar farm at Killough, Clohoge and Graigue, Co Tipperary. The project is to have a 40-year operational lifespan.