‘No’ lobby must face up to reality

AS yesterday’s inquiry into one of the most emotive issues facing modern society degenerated into something of a shambles, the cliche ‘it could only happen in Ireland’ became reality.

Farcically, a Bord Pleanála inquiry into plans for the country’s first commercial toxic waste incinerator was held up by glitches in the public address system.

Belatedly, the inquiry got down to the real business of taking submissions from 60 parties on the proposal to build the €95 million facility beside Cork Harbour.