Spink, County Laois Explained

Spink
Native Name:Irish: An Spinc
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Laois
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.9°N -21°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Spink [1] is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. It is situated near the Kilkenny border on the R430 regional road.

Sports

Spink GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

Dispute

Residents from Spink are members of the prominent protest group, "Ratheniska, Timahoe, Spink (RTS) Substation Action Group" who have prevented the Electricity Supply Board from developing the power station in Coolnabacca, Ratheniska in a campaign that has been ongoing since 2009. In 2021, the ESB and the community group "hardened positions", and the ESB advised that if an offer of mediation from ESB and EirGrid, ″is not accepted by 27 August 2021, ESB and EirGrid will have no option but to consider its legal remedies against the Group.″ The group are concerned that the power station will be used to source power for all over the midlands and will have a significant impact on the local area.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Spinc/Spink . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 14 October 2021.
  2. News: Joe Barrett . Bitter dispute continues in Laois after 12 years . . 15 September 2021.