This comes after the Kildare County Council's decision to provide Delamain Solar Farm Ltd. a 10-year planning permit covering 12 town lands and six parcels of land on locations 3.5 km east of Kilcullen was upheld by the appeals board.

The solar farm will be made up of mounted frames holding 1.13 million square meters of solar photovoltaic panels.

The Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA) argued that the approval "would deal a devastating blow to the future of stud farming in Co Kildare and has the potential to wipe out the industry in this part of Co Kildare" in an objection before the Council.

According to the objection, four of the 25 stud farms near the application site are owned by multimillionaire investors who have been major rural employment in Co Kildare for decades and have been in Ireland for a very long time.

ITBA's then-CEO, Una Tormey, who passed away in January of this year following a brief illness, was the one who raised the issue.

Ms. Tormey drew attention to Gilltown Stud, one of the stud farms in question, claiming that because of its significance on a global scale, Queen Elizabeth visited it during her historic visit to Ireland.

Despite 85 objections, including eight from local organisations, Kildare Co Council approved the project.

The applicants argued in a planning report that the solar farm wouldn't take away from the neighborhood's residential or visual assets.

The application was heard by the appeals board in November 2023, subsequent to appeals filed by Harristown Coughlanstown Community Group CLG and others, including Rani Grennell.