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| Concerns over cable plans raised | Concerns over cable plans raised |
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| Hundreds of people have gathered in Co Armagh to raise concerns about plans for a cross-border interconnector. | Hundreds of people have gathered in Co Armagh to raise concerns about plans for a cross-border interconnector. |
| The high voltage power cable will connect Northern Ireland's electricity grid with the Republic's. It will run between Cavan and Tyrone. | The high voltage power cable will connect Northern Ireland's electricity grid with the Republic's. It will run between Cavan and Tyrone. |
| NIE says there is no health risk, but people living in the area of the proposed route are concerned. | NIE says there is no health risk, but people living in the area of the proposed route are concerned. |
| Biologist Roger Coghill said there was a lot of evidence on the adverse health effects of living near electric fields. | Biologist Roger Coghill said there was a lot of evidence on the adverse health effects of living near electric fields. |
| "The idea that there are no health risks from living near electric fields was dispelled decades ago," Mr Coghill said. | "The idea that there are no health risks from living near electric fields was dispelled decades ago," Mr Coghill said. |
| "We have substantial evidence in every part of science that there are adverse health effects from exposures. | "We have substantial evidence in every part of science that there are adverse health effects from exposures. |
| "Anyone who denies that simply hasn't read the scientific literature." | "Anyone who denies that simply hasn't read the scientific literature." |
| NIE says it has not yet finalised its plans for the interconnector. | |
| It says that the £120m project will allow Northern Ireland and the Republic to "smooth out the peaks and troughs in power supply and ultimately cut the price we pay for electricity". | |
| NIE also said that the homeowners will be consulted on the building of the high voltage pylons and claimed that no-one's health would be put at risk. |