For the solar farm that would occupy 247 acres of land at Killough, 6.5 km south of Thurles, Marmoris Ltd., doing business as Killough Solar, has suggested a number of species improvement techniques, including the planned "insect hotels."

Marmoris has submitted a planning application for a ten-year permit to install 745,168 square meters of solar panels on a 549-acre plot of land in the town lands of Killough, Clohoge, and Graigue, County Tipperary.

The project, which is headed by Coolmore Stud, "is designed to complement Coolmore’s environmental and sustainability initiatives while benefiting the local community and contributing to Ireland’s renewable energy targets," according to Fehily Timoney, the scheme’s planning consultants.

The proposals were filed after Coolmore Stud reportedly paid €6.5 million for Killough Castle and the 527-acre estate that went with it in the first half of last year.

According to the documents, throughout the projected 18-month development period, Killough Solar will generate 80 to 100 employment.

Fehily Timoney explains that the "insect hotels" will be constructed using wire mesh, bamboo, pallets, and repurposed materials.

According to the analysts, "each hotel will consist of several different sections that provide insects with nesting facilities - particularly during winter, offering shelter or refuge for many types of insects.”

"Insects, such as solitary bees and solitary wasps, use insect hotels as nest sites," the paper says. Prey is pulled by these insects to the nest where the egg is laid.

Sections of these hotels will be specifically created to allow the insects to hibernate, according to the article; ladybirds and butterflies being two prominent examples.