Lindsay Woods: An Bord Pleanála has sealed the fates of half-a-million residents in Cork City and county

Imagine having to fight for your right to breathe? On May 31, An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission to Indaver for construction of an incinerator at Ringaskiddy. They overruled the oral hearing planning inspector and his recommendation to refuse permission, writes Lindsay Woods.

This is the third time that An Bord Pleanála inspectors have recommended refusal. Instead of it being a case of ‘Three strikes and you’re out’, An Bord sealed the fates of half-a-million residents in Cork City and county.