'This is the James Bond style entrance': The ESB plant that's hidden deep inside a Wicklow mountain

NESTLED INTO THE Wicklow Mountains is the ESB's hydroelectric power station Turlough Hill.
Construction began 50 years ago and the facility, much of which is built deep within the mountain, started generating power in 1974.
We were given a tour of the site's reservoirs and tunnels to find out how it all works.
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[@hillerbees]

One of the more interesting school tours we had as kids in the 80's.

[@Sarcastix7]

Always wanted to visit Turlough Hill

[@bobreil7464]

Here's to Ireland becoming energy self-sufficient and eventually selling it to Europe go guys become the new leaders of energy production in Europe go for it.

[@ConorBradshawVideo]

Really interesting!

[@richiehoyt8487]

"We _might_ have a nuclear weapon... but we don't. Just turbines and generators." Ha! _You_ say! And I suppose Mt. Gabriel isn't a facility for communicating with US nuclear subs, neither..!

[@debbiemcevoy115]

Anyone else here from 2D

[@Tony_Kidvaski]

Hobbitses.