PLANS for a €50 million biodiesel production plant on Cork Harbour were unveiled yesterday.

CHAMPAGNE corks were popping in Ballydoyle stables last night and across the wider Golden Vale as campaigners celebrated the decision by South Tipperary County Council to refuse planning permission for a controversial animal waste plant.

BIOFUELS producer Bioverda plans a major expansion in the fast consolidating US ethanol market but sees biodiesel as the future growth sector in Europe, chief executive John Mullins said on Friday.

AN Bord Pleanála has turned down a controversial plan to build Ireland’s first anaerobic waste digester, much to the delight of a small community in Co Cork.

FEW extra acres of biofuel crops are likely to result from last Sunday’s Bioenergy Action Plan for Ireland launch by the Government.

MORE than 200 objections have been lodged to plans for the construction of a processing plant for animal waste close to the world-famous Coolmore Stud and Ballydoyle Stables in Co Tipperary.

HERON’S FLIGHT is the nap choice to win the Bioverda Hurdle at Leopardstown tomorrow.

BIOVERDA yesterday welcomed the announcement by Communications Marine and Natural Resources Minister Noel Dempsey, that he is introducing a biofuel obligation which will ensure that biofuel represents 5.75% of Ireland’s transport fuel market by 2009.

NTR subsidiary Bioverda revealed yesterday that it was not awarded excise relief last year despite announcing a proposed €50 million biofuel production plant in Cork Harbour.

A subsidiary of the company that operates most of Ireland's toll roads has announced plans to build a €50m biodiesel plant in Cork Harbour.

Crime and the economy will top today’s agenda for Fine Gael’s autumn think-in taking place in Sligo.

FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny will today tell his party’s parliamentary think-in, in Sligo, that the party is well on course to meet its targeted gain of 30 Dáil seats next year.

CONFIRMATION last week that Bioverda is to build a €30 million bio-diesel plant, probably in Co Cork, will give some solace to farmers increasingly under pressure from CAP reform and the impending World Trade Organisation (WTO) reforms that are due to be fully operational by 2015.

The ESB has sold its 50% holding in Irish Power Systems (IPS) to Bioverda for €17m.

NATIONAL TOLL ROADS (NTR) set out its strategic stall for the next five years, which involves an investment of 1.5 billion in its new bioenergy division.

The company that operates the East-Link and West-Link toll bridges in Dublin has announced plans to move into the international sustainable energy market.