DEVASTATED for Skibbereen and for all of West Cork – that’s the reaction from the Save Our Skibbereen (SOS) group which campaigned ferociously against the plastic factory going ahead. But Brendan McCarthy, one of the founding members of the group … Read More
Plans to build a new plastics factory in Skibbereen in Cork is facing fierce opposed from local campaigners. The Save Our Skibbereen campaign is opposing the move, despite An Bord Pleanála approving the plans by Daly Products yesterday. Residents who … Read More
An Bord Pleanála has ruled against the recommendation of its own inspector and upheld a decision by Cork County Council to grant planning permission for a plastics factory in Skibbereen. Locals, who appealed the council’s planning permission for a 4,800 square … Read More
Plans to build a new plastics factory in Skibbereen in Cork is facing fierce opposed from local campaigners. The Save Our Skibbereen campaign is opposing the move, despite An Bord Pleanála approving the plans by Daly Products yesterday. Residents who … Read More
An Bord Pleanala has approved planning permission for a plastics factory in West Cork. Residents who appealed a Cork County Council decision to grant planning for a 4,800 sq/km thermoplastics facility in Skibbereen today received confirmation from An Bord Pleanala … Read More
An Bord Pleanala have ruled in favour of granting permission to the RTP Thermoplastic Compunds Facility at Poundlick, Skibbereen. They have gone against the advice of their own inspectors who recommended that permission not be granted. SOS are fully prepared … Read More
At 11.50pm on Saturday 27th, a fire broke out at the RTP Company Plastic Factory in Beaune, France. Thankfully there were no casualties reported. The fire was difficult to fight and required the use of specialist foam cannons to put … Read More
The following petition has been started by Alicia Ní Ghráinne of the West Cork Green Business Alliance. Alicia is a film-maker who lives in Baltimore, West Cork and is seeking to draw on the support of the Irish community in the … Read More
1. What is Marine Spatial Planning? Marine spatial planning is a process that brings together multiple users of the ocean to make informed and coordinated decisions about how to use marine resources sustain-ably. It is a process by which the … Read More
Here are some of our favourite photos that show off the environment we are seeking to protect. If you read our other articles, you will see how the emissions and waste water from the proposed Thermoplastic Compounds Facility will have … Read More