Irish Cement plan to burn used tyres instead of coke fossil fuel gets deferred

Plans by Irish Cement to burn used tyres, instead of coke fossil fuel, at its Limerick plant, have been been deferred.

The company wants to switch to dry waste material to save on costs and secure the future of the plant, which employs 80 people, at Mungret, on the outskirts of the city.

The company lodged planning last month. However, this was withdrawn yesterday.