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).
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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.
What lurks beneath Limerick quarry? asks environmental group
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LIMERICK Against Pollution has raised concerns over what might be lurking at the bottom of the lake in Ballyneety quarry.
They suggest “dumped asbestos” or “maybe a burial place for missing persons”. The environmental conservation organisation has also expressed fears “about pollution of the food chain and contamination of the water supply”.
Claire Keating, on behalf of Limerick Against Pollution (LAP), has made a formal complaint to Limerick City and County Council. It follows an investigation in the Irish Examiner last month by Michael Clifford.
The subject line of LAP’s email of complaint is “Alleged case of abandoned quarry that, officially, is not abandoned”. This is because a condition of planning permission at the Roadstone- owned quarry was that the area be restored once operations cease.
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Split in Limerick Greens as general election candidate quits
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A SPLIT has emerged in Limerick’s Green Party over its handling of a key road project, with the resignation of its standard-bearer in the county.
Claire Keating, who amassed almost 2,700 votes in the general election in rural Limerick 12 months ago has resigned after feeling the party faithful did not listen to her warnings over the Coonagh to Knockalisheen Road.
The Croagh woman – well known in the city for her work with Limerick Against Pollution – tended her resignation in a letter to the party’s executive on Tuesday, writing: “The Green Party’s principles are at odds with my own.”