Residents’ objections put East Cork cheese plant on hold

Plans for a major new cheese production facility by Dairygold in East Cork are being put on hold following objections by residents.

A group of locals living in the village of Mogeely have appealed the decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission for the proposed multimillion-euro plant.

The project is a partnership between Dairygold and TINE, Norway’s largest dairy co-op, to build a new factory to increase capacity for the production of Jarlsberg cheese, which has been made at Mogeely under a licence agreement since 2013.