THE livelihoods of inshore fishermen will be wiped out if the Port of Cork builds a €226 million container terminal in the lower harbour, an oral hearing was told yesterday.

I WELCOME Indaver’s decision to shelve its incinerator plans for Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, and Co Meath.

Environmental activists fighting plans for a toxic burner in Cork harbour today claimed the Government had washed its hands of local people’s health.

THE country’s first toxic waste incinerator has moved a step closer to reality after planners said they had no objection to the €80m development.