Power crisis in North looming with line delay

l Cross-border interconnector faces massive opposition, but EU rules will close Northern coal plants in five years

The North is in danger of running out of power if the new North-South electricity interconnector is not built.

The 140-kilometre overhead power line from Meath to Tyrone has provoked considerable opposition from local communities, who want it to be put underground. But the government is keen to get the power line built, to ensure that ...