JP McManus' daughter lodges one of two challenges against cement works plan in Limerick

The two separate challenges to the Irish Cement licence have been admitted to the fast track Commercial Court

Irish Cement says it intends to replace fossil fuels with non-fossil fuels and use alternative raw materials in its process at the cement factory. Picture: Dan Linehan

Two separate challenges to the granting of a licence to Irish Cement, to allow it to continue to manufacture cement in Castlemungret, Co. Limerick, by replacing the current fossil fuel for the process with co-incineration of waste products, have been admitted to the fast track Commercial Court.

Limerick solicitor and president of Environmental Trust Ireland, Michelle Hayes, has brought a challenge against an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to grant a revised industrial emissions licence to Irish Cement Ltd (ICL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CRH plc.