By Paul Carton Covanta have had to withdraw their application to burn more waste. The application to ‘increase the annual capacity of existing waste to energy facility by 90000 tonnes’ which was lodged with An Bord Pleanala (the board) requested […]
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By Paul Carton A Dublin District Court Judge has fined the incinerator operators Covanta, €1,000 for being in breach of their licence with the EPA. Covanta, who are in a public-private partnership with DCC, known as the Dublin Waste to […]
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Renewed efforts to monitor, object or oppose the Poolbeg incinerator have begun to spring to life on a number of fronts. Local groups and political parties have made various efforts to challenge the incinerator amidst fears about its emissions or […]
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It’s been a long time since anyone checked into the Pigeon House Hotel on Poolbeg Peninsula. Certainly, you’re not going to find many reviews on Tripadvisor or see it featured on any travel programmes. But it seems the unlikely ‘guesthouse’ […]
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The joint partnership between Covanta and Dublin City Council (DCC) has long been controversial, Widely opposed by locals and most councillors, it will cost approximately €600 million. It will likely burn waste for all of Leinster and beyond and if […]
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Dublin Waste To Energy project is soon to announce its awards to local community groups under their Community Gain Fund scheme. The scheme is part of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative between Dublin City Council (DCC), local groups in […]
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