A year ago, the clock was ticking loudly for Conor Mowlds at the Port of Cork.  The port’s chief commercial officer wanted to build the quay infrastructure to enable Cork to become the only place in Ireland where offshore wind turbines could land. He had planning permission but no money. And the planning permission was quickly running out. The port was just off the back of completing another massive development, the biggest in the history of the State. In September 2022, the ribbon had been cut on the Ringaskiddy container terminal by local ministers Simon Coveney and Michael McGrath. The…

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