Pollution fines could cost counties €50m

LIMERICK and Clare could face fines of up to €50 million under international pollution laws, if carbon emissions are not tackled.

The warning is contained in a Limerick Clare Energy Agency (LCEA) report into local energy issues due to be published tomorrow.

A spokesperson for the agency said: “The study highlights Limerick and Clare’s love affair with oil and gas and the price we will soon have to pay for this relationship.”