Bio-fuel conversion urged for Mallow factory

SIGNIFICANT moves are afoot to prevent Greencore, owners of Irish Sugar, from dismantling the Mallow sugar factory without first making every effort to find an alternative use for the facility.

Last week, Paul Bradford Fine Gael’s senator for East Cork highlighted concerns about the future of Mallow and called on the Minister for Agriculture, Mary Coughlan, to prevent its early dismantling due to start within weeks.

Mr Bradford’s comments followed a Fine Gael-led public meeting held in Mallow last Thursday night where the prospect of Mallow being used to produce bio-fuels was proposed as a realistic option for the plant.