Eli Lilly's plans for new €400m pharma plant in Limerick appealed by local landowner

Farmer claims his lands had been flooded due to the destruction of canal and stream by discharges from Raheen business park, while his livestock had also suffered 'unexplained physical distortions'

Farmer has called for no further development to be permitted in the business park in Raheen, Limerick. File picture

Plans for a €400m investment by pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly in a new manufacturing plant in Limerick have been put on hold following an objection by a local landowner over concerns of flooding of his lands by contaminated water.

An appeal has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála against the recent decision of Limerick City and County Council to grant planning permission for the proposed new plant at the IDA Business & Technology Park in Raheen.