Irish Cement granted licence to burn waste in Limerick

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The Environmental Protection Agency has granted a licence to the Irish Cement company to burn tyres and other types of solid waste at its plant in Mungret in Co Limerick

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The company had initiated a €10 million plan to burn this type of waste at high heat to enable it to move away from using fossil fuels at the plant, and to secure its future where 80 people are employed.

They claimed the burning of these solid fuels at such high temperatures would have a negligible impact on the environment. The plan had been vigorously opposed by local groups in the area, which is a large suburban area on the outskirts of Limerick City. The 'Limerick Against Pollution' group - which has lead a strong campaign to fight the plans and which organised a protest march in the city last year - said they are extremely disappointed at the news.Chair of the group, Clare Keating, said they were "absolutely devastated" at the decision.

"We had lead a campaign for the past four years fighting these plans, and over 4,000 objections had been lodged opposing the plans," she said.LAP says they will appeal the decision in the first instance, and will be seeking an oral hearing.

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Jaysus and they sent a helicopter out to catch me burning a bag of rubbish

CAugustenborg saoirse_mchugh greenparty_ie EamonRyan

Tyres!

Kids in school hanging on Gretas every word. Protesting about climate action on one hand, and up the road tyres being burned by authority. Only in Ireland. What a complete joke.🤔

Moving away from using fossil fuels? They do know that tyres are made from oil? Not convinced about the negligible impact on the environment from burning tyres.

So does that mean theres also no need to increase carbon tax in budget. It clearly isnt a problem

Well done idiots. Epa should drop the P

Epa a disgrace.

Keeping people in jobs, correct decision.All you PC envirinmentalists go take on China....

This definitely breaks EU law UNEnvironmentEu UNEnvironment EUEnvironment guardianeco EUEnergySummit ExtinctionR ExtinctRebelsIE ClimateStrike ExtinctionRebellion

BinStrap

OMG. What is wrong with our country.

This is, of course, hot on the heels of the fanfare about banning single-use plastics to save the world. (A measure I support, mind you.) (The plastic thing, not burning tyres on the banks of the Shannon.) These are the real rubber bandits of Limerick.

Shocking !

UNEnvironment EU_Commission

Honestly this country /government is extracting the urine out of irish people !

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