Investigating the abandoned quarry that, officially, is not abandoned

Operations at Ballyneety quarry, near Limerick City, ceased in September 2010. Officially, the council doesn’t even know that work stopped here 10-and-a-half years ago.

The blast bunker where people would shelter during blasting at the Ballyneety quarry in Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan

There is a lifebuoy next to the lake quarried out at the Ballyneety quarry in Limerick. 

The buoy is attached to a stand which states: “Area closed. No swimming in quarry.”