West Cork company fined for six breaches of emissions regulations

Timoleague Agri Gen was found to be in breach of the limits on impurities permitted in the digestate it distributed to farmers, who use it as fertiliser

Court heard the company was found to be non-compliant with the licence requirement that it carry out monthly testing on the digestate released to local farmers to ensure it was free from toxic non-biodegradable particles such as glass, metals and plastics. File picture

A West Cork bio-gas company has pleaded guilty in the district court to six breaches of regulations in relation to its industrial emissions licence granted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

The EPA took the case against Timoleague Agri Gen Ltd, of Barryshall, Timoleague, Co Cork.