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
A PUBLIC meeting to discuss a planning application to build a plastics factory in Skibbereen is due to take place at 7.30pm on Thursday, October 4th at the West Cork Hotel. Brendan McCarthy, chairperson of Save Our Skibbereen (SOS) said … Read More
A CANADIAN environmentalist is visiting Skibbereen to warn people of the dangers presented by a plastic component known as nurdles. After researching nurdles, Fiona Vincent – who is a member of SOS, Save Our Skibbereen, an organisation that is opposing … Read More
A heated meeting of residents in Skibbereen on July 19 reflected their anxieties about the hazards they fear if a plastics factory manufacturing ‘nurdles’ — polymer pellets — is built in the town, writes Damien Enright. Last year, despite impassioned objections … Read More
Residents of Skibbereen fear the industrial facility would foul their air and water while adding to ocean plastic pollution. The plant is part of a global plastic factory-building boom driven by cheap natural gas. A wave of governments has moved to … Read More
Jeremy Irons and David Puttnam add voices to campaign against proposed plant that locals say clashes with area’s ‘clean living’ ethos. Residents in Skibbereen, Co Cork are opposing plans for a thermoplastic factory they claim will clash with the “clean … Read More
