Opposition mounts to 95,000 tonne/year recycling plant near Watergrasshill

A local councillor said the village already suffers from a constant stream of traffic which exits the M8 at junction 17 to avoid the toll

Local residents Grace, Kate, Carol and Tom Murray, Cllr Sheila O'Callaghan, Clare O'Leary, John Fouhy, Steve, DJ, Fran, Emily and Jennifer Cronin and Dermot O'Mahony, objecting to the recycling centre at Ardnegeehy Woods in Watergrasshill. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Major opposition is mounting to the proposed development of a 95,000 tonne-per-year recycling plant close to a North Cork village in woodland which can only be accessed by a very poor road infrastructure.

Enrich Environmental Ltd has sought planning permission for the project on Coillte-owned forestry at Ardnageehy, just outside Watergrasshill, on the Glenville road.