2003 Derrybrien landslide

Landslide in County Galway, Ireland June 2020 June 2020 The 2003 Derrybrien landslide occurred on 31 October 2003, on the side of Cashlaundrumlahan, a hill near Derrybrien in County Galway, Ireland. It was focused around turbine 68 in the Derrybrien wind farm, and disrupted further construction. The landslide dislodged 450000 m3 of peat after days of dry weather. http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0703/105303-derrybrien/ EU court rules against Ireland on Derrybrien rte.ie RTÉ News 3 July 2008 9 July 2020 While initially coming to rest 2.50 km away, it moved further three weeks later when rains came, entering the Derrywee River (Abhainn Da Loilioch),https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19125591-600-the-hidden-cost-of-wind-turbines/ The hidden cost of wind turbines 5 July 2006 Ed Douglas New Scientist 16 June 2020 and eventually spilled 20 km away into Lough Cutra. Richard Lindsay Olivia Bragg http://www.uel.ac.uk/erg/documents/Derrybrien.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20131218090914/http://www.uel.ac.uk/erg/documents/Derrybrien.pdf 18 December 2013 Wind farms and blanket peat 70, 79–87, 111 University of East London 2004 The lake was also the source of the townland of Gort's drinking water, and this caused disruptions to supply. An impact assessment on the wildlife within the lake determined that more than 50 percent of fish in the lake had been killed due to this pollution, about 50,000 fish of all ages and species groups had perished. A smaller peat slide near turbine 17 had occurred prior to the main movement on the 16th but it did not result in the suspension of the construction of the wind turbine farm. In 2004, the engineering and construction companies (associated with the wind farm development) were convicted of being responsible for the pollution, http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1020/55807-derrybrien/ rte.ie RTÉ News Companies convicted for Galway river pollution 20 October 2004 9 July 2020 while the charges against the wind farm company itself were dismissed. http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1019/55728-derrybrien/ rte.ie RTÉ News Galway court dismisses pollution prosecution 19 October 2004 9 July 2020 In 2008, the European Court of Justice ruled against the Irish government, noting that an environmental impact assessment should have been undertaken before the project was allowed to proceed. See also Wind power in Ireland References External links http://www.woodlandleague.org/communities/derrybrien/ Derrybrien Landslide Woodland League 2010-02-10 2015-12-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141105104407/http://www.woodlandleague.org/communities/derrybrien/ 2014-11-05 "The Politics of Peat" – Video containing RTÉ News coverage of the landslide 53.092 -8.619 type:event_globe:earth_region:IE title Category:Natural disasters in Ireland Category:History of County Galway Category:Landslides in Europe Derrybrien landslide Category:2003 disasters in Ireland Derrybrien landslide