Authorities ‘must act’ to close up to 250 illegal quarries

ILLEGAL quarries and concrete plants across the country are causing major environmental damage and must be closed down, according to the Irish Concrete Federation (ICF).

ICF president Declan McCartney said that the Department of Environment and relevant Local Authorities must now act and close the estimated 200 to 250 unlicensed quarries in the country.

He made his comments as he opened the organisation’s AGM in Kildare.