Anger over east Cork cheese processing factory discharge into waterway 

The decision has angered locals 14 km away at East Ferry where the discharge will be released. Picture: Christy Parker

A cheese processing factory in East Cork has been granted a discharge licence that critics say will allow almost three million litres of treated fats, oils, and grease (FOG) to be dispensed daily into a scenic waterway.

The Environmental Protection Agency granted the discharge licence to a €70m plant at Mogeely, 2km from Castlemartyr, in a joint venture between Dairygold and Norwegian food processor Tine Ltd.