A SENIOR member of Port of Cork management has accused the Green Party of being anti-industry and intent on turning the harbour into a giant tourist attraction.

ANTI-INCINERATOR lobby groups have welcomed a circular sent by Environment Minister John Gormley, to all local authorities and An Bord Pleanála outlining how department waste strategy is to be directed away from incineration towards sustainable waste management.

THE country’s largest local authority may sell off or lease a number of its assets, including a €40 million superdump, in an attempt to make ends meet during the next few years.

TRAFFIC engineers representing Cork harbour residents said there will be more traffic jams from Indaver’s proposed incinerator than the company’s environmental impact analysis has predicted.

PLANNING chiefs opened a public hearing into the controversial Corrib gas pipeline route as a prominent protestor was jailed for the second time in less than two months.

CIÉ has failed to quash a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on some of its property in the Cork docklands after a High Court judge ruled the consent of the Minister for Transport was not a pre-condition before the CPO process is started.

A SOLE objector has succeeded in halting a massive €40 million commercial and retail development in Limerick city centre which would have given work to 600 people.

DESPITE the opposition of its own planning inspector and well-founded opposition from local residents, medical consultants, councillors, opposition TDs and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin, Bord Pleanála has given the Beacon Medical Group (BMG) permission to build their colocated hospital in the grounds of Cork University Hospital.

With the Shell protests escalating, both sides agree the reappearance of the Solitaire vessel will be decisive, writes Scott Millar.

THE HSE has said there are no concerns over the financial stability of its controversial co-location plans, despite admitting discussions are continuing over whether banks have the resources to fund the projects.

AN Bord Pleanála is under fire for giving the green light for a private hospital next to Cork University Hospital (CUH) against the advice of one of its own inspectors.

THE Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has sent documentation to An Bord Pleanála informing the board they have no issue with the granting of planning permission for Indaver’s planned 240,000 tonne municipal and hazardous waste incinerator at Cork Harbour.

TWO major office and residential developments have been given the go-ahead by an Bord Pleanála in one of the country’s most exclusive neighbourhoods despite multiple objections from wealthy residents and environmentalists.

YOU get more than you’d bargain for with number 8 Beechwood: not only has it got an unexpected five bedrooms and 1,500 sq ft, it is also for sale for a fraction of what it cost its vendors.

AN ORAL hearing into Port of Cork plans to build a €226 million container terminal in the lower harbour cost the company almost €1.4m last year – resulting in a plunge in pre-tax profits.

THE Government is under fire for stalling a decision to release just €2.3 million to help kickstart the State’s largest urban regeneration scheme.

Work on the Cork Docklands project, the biggest proposed development in the country since the construction of the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin 20 years ago, could grind to a halt unless the State provides €2.3m in immediate funding to appoint a design team for the proposed Eastern Gateway Bridge.

DIOXIN levels in the Cork Harbour area could increase by up to 5% when the planned incinerators are in operation — but, even with such increases, emissions would still fall well below legal limits, an oral hearing was told.

INCREASED bin charges, more taxation or increased state borrowing will have to be considered next year if we have to fork out up to €500,000 a day in EU fines for over reliance on landfills, the managing director of Indaver Ireland said.

INDAVER will today claim its plans for a toxic waste incinerator in east Cork will not only resolve Ireland’s mounting waste mountain but will also deal with the expensive problem of contaminated soils and sludges at the former Irish Steel facility in the region.