We will take incinerator fight to court, residents vow

ANGRY residents at the site of the country’s first commercial toxic waste incinerator vowed last night to take their battle to the High Court.

An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission for the controversial €95m incinerator at Ringaskiddy in Cork by nine votes to one, despite the objections of its planning officer. Belgian-owned Indaver Ireland said yesterday the incinerator would be fully operational by 2007. The plant will burn 100,000 tonnes of hazardous waste a year.

The Ringaskiddy Residents Association (RRA) said it will immediately seek a judicial review of the planning permission.