Battle of the Boyne looms over proposed incinerator
Among those lined up in opposition to the plan is former Taoiseach John Bruton, who yesterday expressed concern that it would damage agriculture in the area: "East Meath is one of the most fertile areas in Ireland and this incinerator would generate a lot of harmful dioxins. It is also near a very highly populated area."
The incinerator is being built by the Belgian company Indaver, which is also behind a similar plant at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. Approved by Meath County Council, and now under appeal to An Bord Pleanala, the proposed location of the incinerator is also close to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Newgrange and Bru na Boinne and right on the 'footprint' of the Battle of the Boyne between Drogheda and the village of Duleek, itself the site of an ancient monastic settlement.
