Oral hearing into Irish Cement plans to burn waste at Limerick base

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) it is to hold oral hearings into concerns raised in Limerick over plans by Irish Cement to burn waste at its production factory in Castlemungret.

More than 4,000 valid submissions were received by individuals or groups who objected to the EPA granting the company a proposed licence to burn up to a maximum of 90,000 tonnes of waste per annum, provided it was non- hazardous, and met more than 100 strict conditions.