Place: Monkstown Co

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Ringskiddy motorway will spell traffic chaos for greater Cork area

The proposal to construct a motorway at Ringaskiddy based on the pretext that proper motorway connectivity is a TEN-T requirement for Tier 1 ports such as Ringaskiddy.

Greeks exploited in more ways than one

Safety compromised for sailing in Cork Harbour

We should learn valuable lessons for World Cup from Six Nations loss to Wales

Ringaskiddy is still wrong location

Refugees unfeasible

I object to Peter Kennedy’s startling suggestion that Ireland “should take in between 50,000 and 100,000 refugees from Syria” (Letters, Aug 27).

Mon, 02 Sep, 2013

Don’t be blackmailed

As much as I feel for Praveen Halappanavar’s loss, Ireland should not be blackmailed into introducing abortion-on-demand just because abortion is a cultural norm in Mr Halappanavar’s home country.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2013

Revenue must pursue Wallace over Vat

It now must fall back to the Revenue Commissioners to finally hold Deputy Wallace accountable for his huge Vat tax evasion, particularly as so many good businesses (who want to be compliant) are currently being crushed by ruthless Revenue officers as a result of the current situation where the taxes on small and medium businesses (the type of businesses who actually employ most of the people in our country) are far too high for a time of economic recession.

Mon, 03 Sep, 2012

Give us a choice if we want President or not

I REFER to Fergus Finlay’s recent article (Opinion, June 21).

Fri, 24 Jun, 2011

Teaching should be a vocation, not a career

THE decline in standards in Irish education, highlighted recently, should not come as a surprise, despite the fact that Irish education has never had as much money pumped into it by the state as it does now.

Wed, 15 Dec, 2010

Union silence on health cuts

WHERE are the bus drivers’ unions? Where are the health service unions? Are they all in the pockets of Fianna Fáil and its cohorts, in well-paid and secure jobs in management?

Fri, 01 May, 2009

EU does not insist we build incinerators

IN your report headlined ‘Department warns An Bord Pleanála of risks from harbour incinerators’ (February 25), you quote the developer Indaver as saying “the incinerators are ‘must-have’ for this country if we want to avoid hefty EU levies for sending too much waste to landfill.”

Mon, 09 Mar, 2009

Primacy of EU law has been a fact of life for decades

THE primacy of EU law has been given as a reason for voting against the Lisbon Treaty.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2008

Priceless amenity or huge industrial site?

THE Port of Cork company’s plan to build a gigantic container terminal within the heavily populated Monkstown Bay area will change the perspective of Cork harbour from a priceless amenity to a huge industrial site.

Wed, 30 Apr, 2008

Reduce speed and drink limits and apply the law

THE main causes of accidents on our roads are threefold:

Fri, 15 Feb, 2008

Who sets the policy?

THERE is no doubt now that the granting of permission for the Poolbeg incinerator was out of the control of An Bórd Pleanála and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Mon, 03 Dec, 2007

Residents to fight port move

IT was extraordinary to read your main headline that Cork docklands plans are to be lodged within weeks (September 28).

Sat, 06 Oct, 2007

No burning — make polluters pay

PETER LEVY (The County, July 3) is wrong to suggest “incineration could be the best solution and that protest groups may not have thought through their objections”.

Mon, 23 Jul, 2007

Emissions: We must clean up our act

THE fact that Ireland’s emissions have increased 25% above their l990 levels begs a question. Has the Government factored in the emissions from the policy of burning waste?

Fri, 23 Feb, 2007

From prison fortress to island of dreams

NOW that Justice Minister Michael McDowell has turned his sights to Kilworth army camp for his new prison, Spike Island is ripe for some use of more benefit to Cork Harbour tourism and the people of the area.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2007

A straight answer on incinerator emissions

MAY I compliment Ms Jackie Keaney of Indaver Ireland for her interesting dissertation on incineration, European-style (Irish Examiner, March 2).

Mon, 06 Mar, 2006

Awaiting an answer

IN a letter (Irish Examiner, December 29), I challenged An Bord Pleanála, the EPA and Indaver Ireland Ltd to deny that the proposed Ringaskiddy incinerators will discharge toxic ash and poisonous emissions to the atmosphere.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2006

Poisons processor

CORK people must realise that the toxic waste incinerator permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency for Cork Harbour is, in fact, equipment for the processing of toxic substances and hazardous materials (not domestic waste).

Tue, 06 Dec, 2005

Dioxin levels apply to adults - not children

IS enough enough - or just a little more?

Fri, 25 Nov, 2005

The people’s harbour

CORK Harbour - the second largest natural harbour in the world after Sydney - is a wonderful aqua park, a glorious, God-given amenity.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2005

Why not engage locals in coastal policy issues?

WHAT if Government had engaged local communities in the formulation of coastal policy and adopted responsibility in local management practices.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2005

Locals unaware of caustic soda spill

IT is criminal that neither ADM nor the EPA notified the people of Monkstown Bay or Monkstown Bay Sailing Club of the 252-tonne spillage of caustic soda into the bay on weekend of July 2/3, when the club was commencing its annual four-week sailing course on the Monday (July 4).

Tue, 26 Jul, 2005