Greens claim cement trains to be stopped

THERE was mounting speculation last night that Iarnród Éireann will axe its cement transport operation into Cork within months.

The Green Party said it has information that the company plans to stop daily transport of up to 1,200 tonnes of cement to Horgan’s Quay by mid-spring. The company takes two trainloads of cement daily from Limerick and Drogheda.

Green TD Dan Boyle said he feared any such decision would force an extra 80 cement tankers per day onto Cork and Limerick roads.