Council gets permission to start €16 million extension of landfill site

LIMERICK County Council is about to start on a €16.38 million extension of its landfill site at Gortadroma in west Limerick.

An Bord Pleanála had given the council permission to extend the existing 25-acre landfill site by a further 20 acres after an oral hearing in Limerick.

The council was given permission to extend the entire site by a further 50 acres to include a buffer zone.