TDs object to gold and silver mining Connemara bid

Politicians from all parties in Galway West have expressed opposition to a gold and silver mining bid in protected Connemara habitats.

Fianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cuív, Independent TD Catherine Connolly, and Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton, who is chairwoman of the Oireachtas climate action committee, have said they would oppose any attempt to license gold and silver mining by a Canadian company which is seeking a prospecting license in areas around Roundstone, Ballyconneely and Ballynahinch.