Indaver decision on Cork incinerator delayed again

A decision on whether to give the go-ahead to plans for a controversial incinerator in Co Cork has been pushed out for the sixth time by the planning authority.

Campaigners opposed to the €160m 240,000 tonnes-per-annum waste-to-energy facility at Ringaskiddy said the ongoing postponement “shows very little regard” for the people of Cork Harbour.

“It’s very disappointing. It takes an emotional toll on everyone,” said Linda Fitzpatrick, spokeswoman for environmental lobby group Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment (Chase). “We have been geared up for this decision so many times now, but the dates seem to mean nothing to the people tasked with deciding.”