Residents fail to block extension of north Cork quarry where blasting will be used 

It is estimated 70,000 tonnes of material will be extracted each year from the quarry, which could rise to 150,000 tonnes annually subject to market demand

An Bord Pleanála has rejected an appeal by a group of 'concerned residents' against a recent decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission for a five-hectare extension of the quarry near Ballyclough near Mallow. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Dublin

Local residents have failed to block a large extension to a limestone quarry in north Cork which will use blasting for the first time to extract material from the site.

An Bord Pleanála has rejected an appeal by a group of “concerned residents” against a recent decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission for a five-hectare extension of the quarry near Ballyclough near Mallow.