400 gather in protest against Ringaskiddy incinerator

Babies in buggies, grannies in geansais emblazoned with the slogan ‘No to toxic waste incineration’, hazmat suits, and lots of surgical masks — the carpark of the Carrigaline Court Hotel resembled a bizarre mix of playground fare and the post-apocalyptic as hundreds of people protested against plans to build an incinerator locally.

The 400-strong turnout, representative of those living and working in the Lower Cork Harbour area, were intent on sending a clear message to those proposing to build the €160m incinerator in their back yard.

Bearing posters which variously read ‘Your health, your harbour’, ‘No to incineration’, and ‘Cobh says no’, the protesters marched around the carpark and in and out of the hotel gates to the strains of “No to incineration as we know there’s a better way”, sung to the tune of ‘Glory, glory Hallelujah’.