Hundreds expected at oral hearing on incinerator

HUNDREDS of residents opposed to plans for a waste incinerator at Poolbeg are expected to show up at an oral hearing into the controversial project today.

People from Ringsend, Irishtown and Sandymount are worried that the incinerator will be a major health risk as well as adding to traffic congestion.

The Bord Pleanála hearing, which is being held at the Croke Park conference centre in order to accommodate the large numbers expected to attend, is likely to last several weeks.