Inquiry into fire at contested landfill site

GARDAÍ are investigating a suspicious fire which broke out on Thursday evening at a landfill in Co Kildare which is the subject of multiple High Court actions to close down the facility.

The blaze broke out at a disused part of the site at Kerdiffstown located between Naas and Sallins shortly before 6pm.

Tonnes of waste caught fire leading to a cloud of thick black smoke lasting in the area for several hours, while damage was also caused to a building on the site.