High Court ReportersA Limerick farmer has launched a High Court case in a bid to challenge permission for the expansion of facilities at a nearby factory over concerns about alleged stormwater discharge by it and others operating at the same industrial estate. The vet was unable to identify the cause, but Mr Ryan says he believes it was due to alleged discharges from the industrial estate. In a sworn statement, Mr Ryan says flooding of his lands has always occurred, and the Office of Public Works carries out an arterial drainage scheme in the area. However, alleged discharge from the industrial estate entering a nearby canal, which eventually feeds into the Barnakyle River, has led to an increase in outflow and renewed flooding, he alleges. He is not against development at the industrial estate, having seen the benefits employment there has brought.

Source: The Herald November 14, 2023 16:38 UTC