The Workers’ Party in Cork have expressed serious concern at last night’s (Friday) major fire at a recycling centre near Glanmire which was attended by 11 units of Cork city and county fire brigade. Blazing roof of Greenstar recycling facility, Glanmire. Pic: Cork County Fire Service Councillor Ted Tynan said that there was a very [...]
Cork Northwest Workers’ Party representative Catherine Coffey has welcomed the decision of Bórd Pleanála to refuse planning permission for a new waste facility at Churchfield. Ms. Coffey said that the rejection of planning at the site was a clear recognition that the site was not suitable for a waste facility and she felt that if [...]
The Workers' Party has said that rapid population and town expansion in west Dublin has left numerous areas without an adequate fire service. This is according to Workers' Party representative in the area David Gardiner. Gardiner is also a serving firefighter in the local area, and is calling for a new fire station to be [...]
The Workers' Party have called for proper enforcement of laws in place to ban organised stag hunting, following the a 'mock' hunt carried out by the Ward Union Hunt which took place in Ashbourne on St. Stephen's Day. Séamus McDonagh, Workers' Party representative in Co. Meath and long-time animal rights activist, said: "In 2010, an [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan (WP) The city councillor behind an initiative to roll out air pollution monitoring in some of Cork's residential neighbourhoods has expressed disappointment that his proposals are being rejected because of budget constraints. Workers' Party city councillor in Cork, Ted Tynan, said: "The motion I proposed to Cork city council would [...]
Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said the major fire still being fought at a Dublin recycling centre raises very serious questions over the operation of such facilities and the threat posed to communities close to these centres in addition to the health and safety of workers and fire brigade personnel. The Workers’ Party Cork [...]
Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has called for a “root and branch” overhaul of the planning process in the wake of An Bórd Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission to Indaver for a major waste incinerator at Ringaskidy, Co. Cork. Graphic showing the plume of air pollution blown by the prevailing wind (2015 study) [...]
Last night's "uncontrolled explosion" at the Covanta-run Poolbeg incinerator demonstrates the irresponsibility of handing waste management services over to the private sector, according to Cllr. Éilis Ryan of the Workers' Party. Speaking following the incident, Cllr. Ryan said: "Covanta have an atrocious safety record, operating in a field which is highly sensitive both in terms [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party, Dublin North Inner City) has said that the government’s announcement that it was scrapping minimum recycling charges will make little difference to many households in areas such as the capital’s north inner city who already pay for recycling. Cllr. Ryan said: “The reality is that, [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Ted Tynan, Workers' Party councillor in Cork city, said; “If the Office of Public Works had produced the 300 maps that were due in March 2014 instead of the 50 that were produced, could homes destroyed in the subsequent floods have been protected? And in the 73 months from February [...]
