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Council objects to incinerator plan
Cork County Council is to write to An Bord Pleanála to reiterate its opposition to a proposed €150 million twin incinerator project in Cork Harbour following the submission of a revised proposal by developer, Indaver Ireland, writes Barry Roche.
Councillors backed a proposal made by Labour councilllor Paula Desmond and seconded by Fianna Fáil councillor Seamus McGrath that the council write to the board stating that they did not believe the revised proposal addressed their concerns.
Twelve councillors spoke with 10 supporting a proposal to write to the board with only Fianna Fáil councillor Kevin O’Keeffe supporting the incineration proposal and Fine Gael councillor Michael Hegarty urging caution on jeopardising jobs in the pharmaceutical sector. Cork County manager Martin Riordan’s advice not to write to the board was rejected. The revised proposal is being considered under the Strategic Infrastructure Act.
Seven years for shooting man
A man has been jailed for seven years for shooting another man earlier this year over a €200 debt. Liam "Lika" Casey (26), Hyde Road, Limerick, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances at waste ground between Lower Carey's Road and Caledonian Park, Limerick, on January 30th last. The court heard that Mark Kerwin (20), Bruff, Co Limerick, has shotgun pellets in his leg following the shooting.
Elderly patients transferred to new hospital in Dingle
The long-awaited opening of the €16 million West Kerry Community Hospital in Dingle took place yesterday with the transfer of 43 elderly patients from St Elizabeth’s hospital.
The HSE said the move from the former workhouse building, which dates from the 1840s, went smoothly, and the patients were settling into the new hospital last night. Six ambulances ferried them across Dingle throughout the day.
The transfer had been due to take place on July 27th, but had to be postponed to allow time for the HSE to bring the building up to standards required by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa). The building obtained Hiqa registration this month.
Crash victim named by Garda
The Garda have named the young man killed in a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday night as 18-year-old Cillian McCaffrey from Rosscarbery, Co Cork.
Mr McCaffrey was a front-seat passenger in a Toyota Starlet which collided with a Ford Transit van on the main Skibbereen to Rosscarbery road, west Cork, at about 7.50pm. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to contact Clonakilty station on 023-8821570.