Council boss rejects ‘white elephant’ claims over landfill site

CLARE’S county manager Tom Coughlan has rejected claims from local residents that the provision of the central waste management facility at Ballyduffbeg, Inagh was a “white elephant”.

Earlier this week, the council decided to close the landfill.

A special report for councillors revealed the net loss of closing the facility will increase from more than €1.6 million in 2011 to €2.025m the next year, falling back to €1.745m in 2013 and 2014 and €1.2m in 2015.