Council seeks to halt gas plant

A public outcry in west Limerick led yesterday to a local authority being asked to take steps to revoke a deal to lease land to a US corporation for the development of a gasification plant.

All 40 members of Limerick City and County Council backed a proposal urging the council executive to review an agreement with Cadence-EnviroPower (CEP) for a five-year lease of the site, at the former Gortadroma landfill.

It was envisaged that CEP would have an option to enter a 30-year lease in the event of planning being obtained. The company aims to generate electricity for sale to power-supply companies.