Council sends ‘warning letter’ to owner of Limerick quarry
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An aerial photograph of Ballyneety quarry which have been supplied to the Leader by Limerick Against Pollution );
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LIMERICK City and County Council has sent a “warning letter” to Roadstone Provinces Ltd regarding its quarry in Ballyneety.
It follows Claire Keating, on behalf of Limerick Against Pollution (LAP), making a formal complaint to the council in April.
However, Roadstone told the Leader this week that “independently conducted environmental testing and monitoring at Ballyneety quarry has identified no issues of environmental concern”.
In its complaint, LAP called for “a comprehensive environmental risk assessment to be carried out on this site as a matter of urgency” while highlighting a number of concerns.
Louise Loves: Limerick teachers publish mindfulness book series
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Claire Keating and Sinéad Dore are primary school teachers from Limerick who have recently written and published a children mindfulness storybook called ‘Bea’s Ocean Commotion.’ Their aim is to help promote children s mental health and wellbeing.
With thirty years teaching experience between them and a passion for the importance of mindfulness. The teacher s vision to promote mental health and children’s well-being was the catalyst to create the ‘Breathe with Bea’ children s book series.
Sinéad says: “The first book in the series is titled ‘Beas Ocean Commotion.’ It is a book about friendship and dealing with worry. Our hope is that teachers will use the beautifully illustrated, rhyming story to engage children to connect and identify with the characters as a way of helping them express their feelings. As teachers, we know that young children learn best through story, rhyme,
GRANTING a licence allowing Irish Cement to burn waste material instead of fossil fuels at its Castlemungret plant has been condemned as a “retrograde decision” by Deputy Cathal Crowe.
The Environmental Protection Agency has given Irish Cement the green light to proceed with its €10 million plan to change its production process.
In 2018, An Bord Pleanala granted the go-ahead to Irish Cement to construct the buildings, which would be used for the storage of the materials and the granting of a licence was a major boost for the company plans.
This development, which supports 105 full time positions at the factory, has been opposed by a number of local environmental campaigners, Deputy Cathal Crowe and anti-incineration lobby group Limerick Against Pollution (LAP).
BREAKING: Irish Cement gets EPA go-ahead for €10m Limerick plan
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Irish Cement s plant in Mungret, where the burning of solid recovered waste and used tyres will now be permitted );
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THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cleared the way for Irish Cement to change its process at its Mungret factory.
This afternoon, the regulator contacted members of Limerick Against Pollution (LAP), which has fought against the proposal since 2015, to confirm it has granted a licence to Irish Cement to switch away from fossil fuels in Castlemungret.
In effect, this represents the final piece of the jigsaw for the firm, which has already secured permission from An Bord Pleanala to construct the physical aspects of its new proposal.