Who are CHASE and why are they holding public meetings this month?

Nearly 25 years ago waste management comapany Indaver applied for planning permission a hazardous and non-hazardous waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy, County Cork.  This was refused permission by Cork County Council and then appealed to An Bórd Pleanála. There was considerable opposition including from environmental campaign group Chase. Oral hearings and court proceedings ensued and permission was eventually refused. This application has now been reactivated. We put some questions to CHASE...

Members of CHASE (Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment), including Linda Fitzpatrick, Denis Cronin, Mary O’Leary, Sue Walsh, Gertie O’Driscoll and Marcia Dalton, review the latest plans during a public meeting in Crosshaven Community Centre as they continue their campaign against the proposed Indaver Ireland incinerator in Ringaskiddy, Cork Harbour. Picture: Joleen Cronin

What is CHASE?

CHASE stands for Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment. It was formed in 2001 as an alliance of local groups around Cork Harbour who came together to oppose Indaver’s proposal to build a large commercial waste incinerator on the last remaining undeveloped peninsula in Ringaskiddy, beside Gobby Beach.