Editing Killala (section)

== Industry ==
[[Asahi Kasei|Asahi]] manufactured [[acrylic fibre]] from [[acrylonitrile]] which was transported to [[Ballina railway station]] by rail from [[Dublin Port]]. The former [[Midland Great Western Railway]] line to Killala had been dismantled and built over prior to the factory's establishment south of the village in the 1970s so the remainder of the journey was completed by road. This facility closed in 1997.<ref>Tom Shiel and Tom Kelly (16 July 1997) [http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Mayo/News/ConnTel/9707Jul/97Jul16/Asahi.htm 'Decommissioning' of Asahi plant to begin]. Mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 19 June 2013.</ref> A proposal to handle asbestos waste at the Asahi site was withdrawn in 2005 due to strong local opposition.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 7, 2005 |title=Sale of site for asbestos incinerator derailed |work=Irish independent}}</ref>

As of 2011, a 50 MW [[combined heat and power]] plant using [[biomass]] fuel was planned for the former Asahi site.<ref>[http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13129:construction-of-killala-plant-expected-to-begin-in-november&catid=23:news&Itemid=46 Construction of Killala plant expected to begin in November]. Mayonews.ie (5 July 2011). Retrieved 19 June 2013.</ref>{{update inline|date=April 2023}} A nearby 20 MW wind farm has a 10 MW battery.<ref>{{cite web |title=10.8MW battery system co-located with Greencoat Renewables' Killala wind farm enters commissioning |url=https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/10.8mw_battery_system_co_located_with_greencoat_renewables_killala_wind_far |website=Solar Power Portal |language=en |date=February 2022}}</ref>

A transatlantic communications cable was expected to come ashore at Killala in 2013 en route to Northern Ireland as part of "Project Kelvin".<ref>[http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14262:transatlantic-fibre-optic-cable-to-come-ashore-in-mayo&catid=23:news&Itemid=46 Transatlantic fibre optic cable to come ashore in Mayo]. Mayonews.ie (6 December 2011). Retrieved 19 June 2013.</ref>{{update inline|date=April 2023}}