Press Release Archive
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First Flight Wind identifies preferred target capacity for offshore wind project
Tue 17th Jun 2014
First Flight Wind has been carrying out extensive stakeholder engagement as well as survey and zone assessment work in order to establish the location and design of a potential offshore wind farm o...
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First Flight Wind Consultations
Fri 11th Apr 2014
First Flight Wind has published its Round Two Consultation Summary Report. This latest report outlines the results of the second round of consultations with members of the community about the offsh...
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Geophysical Survey
Mon 7th Apr 2014
“First Flight Wind Ltd is today announcing that a geophysical survey, which was due to start later this month, is being delayed to later in 2014 or early 2015. In the areas we were intending to s...
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First Flight Wind publishes Offshore Scoping Report
Thu 27th Feb 2014
First Flight Wind has published an offshore scoping report for public consultation. In parallel, it has also written to the Department of Environment and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Inv...
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Working Groups continue to advise First Flight Wind
Mon 17th Feb 2014
First Flight Wind recently completed its second round of technical working group meetings. These meetings are designed to allow First Flight Wind and stakeholders to discuss issues and exchange inf...
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Stakeholder Panel reviews how First Flight Wind is Consulting
Fri 17th Jan 2014
The Kilmorey Arms Hotel in Kilkeel was the venue for the third First Flight Wind Community Stakeholder Panel meeting, where the Panel had the opportunity to review how First Flight Wind is engaging...
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Shipping and Navigation Working Group
Fri 6th Dec 2013
First Flight Wind hosted its second Shipping and Navigation Working Group at the Whistledown Hotel in Warrenpoint. This Working Group is one of six which have been established to help First Flight ...
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Greenore Greencastle Community Association Presentation
Wed 4th Dec 2013
Sacha Workman from First Flight Wind gave a project presentation to the Greenore Greencastle Community Association Ltd at the Greenore Co-operative Store. First Flight Wind held its second round o...
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First Flight Wind organises Walney Wind Farm Study Visit
Fri 29th Nov 2013
First Flight Wind organised a study trip to Walney Offshore Wind farms for local fishermen and fisheries representatives, as well as local councillors; Harold McKee from Newry and Mourne and Willie...
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Community Groups receive Presentations
Fri 11th Oct 2013
First Flight Wind recently met with local groups including the Mourne Coastal Tourism Forum, Cloughey Probus Club and the Penninsula Community Network to give them a presentation on the offshor...
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Schools take centre stage at First Flight Wind Information Days
Mon 30th Sep 2013
First Flight Wind recently completed a second round of Information Day events held along the Co. Down coast and Carlingford in Co. Louth, where local schools enjoyed a guided tour of the offshore w...
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First Flight Wind Information Days 2013
Wed 25th Sep 2013
First Flight Wind, the consortium developing Northern Ireland’s first offshore wind farm off the coast of Co. Down, has held its second round of Information Day events, travelling to venues in ...
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First Flight Wind Information Days are Nearly Here
Fri 30th Aug 2013
The second round of Information Days hosted by First Flight Wind commence on Monday 9th September at Ardglass Golf Club. Pictured are David Kennedy from Ardglass Golf Club and Sinead Maguire, First...
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Schools Gear Up for First Flight Wind Visit
Tue 27th Aug 2013
Following the successful launch of the First Flight Wind education programme in spring this year, the Community Liaison Team invited primary and secondary schools in the South Down area to one of t...
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Kilkeel vessel commences Survey Work for First Flight Wind Project
Fri 2nd Aug 2013
First Flight Wind has appointed Natural Power Consultants (NPC) to carry out boat-based bird and mammal surveys over the Wind Resource Zone off the Co. Down coast (the area awarded by The Crown Est...
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First Flight Wind meet with South Down Farmers
Fri 5th Jul 2013
Caption (embedded): First Flight Wind, the consortium selected to develop Northern Ireland’s first offshore wind farm off the coast of Co. Down, recently met with Councillor Robert Burgess from ...
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Offshore wind farm Community Stakeholder Panel holds second meeting
Fri 21st Jun 2013
The second meeting of the Community Stakeholder Panel was held on Thursday 21 June in the Down County Museum in Downpatrick. At the second Stakeholder Panel meeting, the Panel was asked to examine...
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First Flight Wind establishes Advisory Working Groups
Mon 10th Jun 2013
The First Flight Wind Socio-Economics & Tourism Working Group met recently at the Burrendale Hotel in Newcastle. First Flight Wind establishes Advisory Working Groups First...
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Updated Consultation Information Points
Fri 31st May 2013
Sinead Maguire from the First Flight Wind Community Liaison Team delivers copies of the ‘Round One Summary Report’ to Pamela Houston, Chief Executive of the Kilkeel Developme...
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Back to School for First Flight Wind
Fri 3rd May 2013
Victoria McCabe, First Flight Wind, met some GCSE Geography students at Down High, and talked to them about renewable energy and the offshore wi...
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First Flight Wind Launch Schools Programme at Brackenagh West Primary School, Kilkeel
Fri 12th Apr 2013
As First Flight Wind continues its community consultation programme, the consortium wants to ensure that young people are involved and informed about renewable energy and the offshore wind project....
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First Flight Wind Holds Opening Meeting of Commercial Fisheries Working Group
Mon 25th Mar 2013
First Flight Wind held the first meeting of the Commercial Fisheries Working Group at the Fishermen’s Mission in Ardglass. The working group is made up of local fishing organisations, Councillors...
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First Flight Wind Community Stakeholder Panel Holds First Meeting
Fri 15th Feb 2013
The Community Stakeholder Panel, established to advise the First Flight Wind project team on its community consultation process, held its inaugural meeting this week at the Newry & Mourne Enter...
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First Flight Wind present to Newry & Mourne and Down District Councils
Fri 11th Jan 2013
Last week First Flight Wind, the consortium selected to develop Northern Ireland’s first offshore wind farm off the coast of County Down, gave a presentation to councillors from Newry & Mourn...
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First Flight Wind Aerial Surveys Commence
Mon 24th Dec 2012
First Flight Wind, the consortium developing Northern Ireland’s First Offshore Wind Farm, today announced it has started aerial surveys over the Wind Resource Zone off the Co. Down coast. A pl...
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Christmas Countdown for First Flight Wind Questionnaires
Mon 10th Dec 2012
With Christmas just around the corner, the project team behind Northern Ireland’s first offshore wind farm project is encouraging local people in County Down and County Louth to complete a feedba...
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The First Flight Wind Project Team encourages local communities to have their say
Wed 28th Nov 2012
Following six successful First Flight Wind Information Day events held in venues in County Down and County Louth during November, the project team behind the offshore wind farm project is encouragi...
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First Flight Wind Completes First Round of Information Days
Mon 19th Nov 2012
First Flight Wind, the consortium selected to develop Northern Ireland’s first offshore wind farm off the coast of County Down, concluded its initial series of 6 Information Days, with visits to ...
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First Flight Wind Information Days Begin in County Down
Thu 15th Nov 2012
First Flight Wind, the consortium selected to develop Northern Ireland’s first offshore wind farm off the coast of County Down, began a series of Information Day, starting at the Nautilus Centre...
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Local communities learn about consultation for Northern Ireland’s first offshore wind farm
Wed 24th Oct 2012
First Flight Wind launched its community consultation programme at the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle today. Pictured at the launch from First Flight Wind (l-r) Sacha Workman, Elias Denc...
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First Flight Wind selected to develop offshore windfarm
Mon 15th Oct 2012
The Crown Estate today announced that the consortium, First Flight Wind, has been selected to develop an offshore wind farm off the south east coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. Subject to obt...
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