Bord na Móna seek meeting with minister amid job fears

Workers at a Bord na Móna plant in the Midlands are seeking an urgent meeting with the minister for the environment amid fears the company could be unsuccessful in an application to keep the operation running.

An Bord Pleanála has been deliberating on the application for renewed planning permission at its existing Edenderry Plant in the Co Offaly town, in a case which has already been the subject of judicial review proceedings.

Siptu has claimed that if the application is unsuccessful, it could lead to up to 300 job losses.