Objectors plan EU campaign to halt quarry

A GROUP awaiting a Bord Pleanála ruling on a controversial super-quarry is poised to launch an EU campaign to halt quarrying in their area.

The planning appeals board is expected to rule within days on whether or not Healy Brothers Ltd can open a new quarry in Rossmore, near Carrigtwohill in East Cork.

The company, which operates two quarries nearby, plans to extract sand and gravel at Rossmore for export as well as extract, crush and wash limestone for use in the manufacture of concrete nearby.