Residents launch legal fight against waste incinerator

AN attempt by residents of a Co Cork town to mount a legal challenge aimed at preventing the construction of Ireland’s first hazardous waste incinerator will be made in the High Court today.

Eleven named individuals, and Ringaskiddy Residents Association Ltd 12 parties in total will apply to the High Court this morning for a judicial review of An Bórd Pleanala's decision to grant planning permission to Indaver Ireland for the building of a hazardous waste incinerator on a 30-acre site in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.

Papers lodged with the High Court earlier this month by the group's solicitor Joe Noonan claim the board infringed its rights to fair procedures, to respect for family life and bodily integrity.