Lunch ban for CHASE group

MEMBERS of Cork’s leading anti-incineration group were barred from going into Leinster House for lunch yesterday after protesting outside Dáil Éireann on Kildare Street in Dublin.

Up to a dozen members of CHASE, Cork Harbour Area for a Safe Environment, protested against the Environment Protection Agency’s decision to grant Indaver a licence for an incinerator at Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.

After making their point, Green Party TD Dan Boyle invited the CHASE members inside for lunch, particularly as it was lashing rain, but was amazed to be told that there is a rule stipulating that if you protest outside Dáil Éireann, you cannot subsequently enter the building.