Challenge brought against EPA's decision to grant Limerick chicken rearing facility emissions licence

A High Court challenge has been brought over a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant an industrial emissions licence to a chicken rearing plant in Co Limerick.

The action has been taken by environmental activist Peter Sweetman in respect of the EPA decision of February 6 last to grant the licence to Mr Michael Noel O'Connor to operate a facility that rears 74,000 broiler chickens at Rathcahill West, Templeglantine, Newcastlewest, Co Limerick.