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Press Releases

2012

20th October 2012 – Indaver Arrogance is Shocking – 3rd Application Underway

19th October 2012 – Indaver beat a last minute retreat from high court

10th September 2012 – Indaver U-Turn with new pre-application consultations a breach of trust

1st March 2012 – More fundraising as CHASE votes for High Court representation

2011

Update on Judicial Review of Indaver Ireland vs An Bord Pleanala and Cork County Council November(ABP) 2011

9th November 2011 – EPA Credibility Blasted Into Oblivion – Laura Burkes Appointment Seals Cosy Cartel

23rd July 2011 – THE HONEYMOON IS OVER – INDAVER IGNORE SITE UNSUITABILITY AND GO FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW

10th June 2011 – INDAVER REFUSED PERMISSION TO BUILD AFTER 10 YEAR BATTLE

4th March 2011 – European Court Of Justice Rules Against Ireland On Foot Of Complaints Filed By CHASE : Ruling Poses Real Problem For An Bord Pleanala In Indaver Case

14th February 2011 – HEALTH SERVICE EXCEUTIVE STEP UP AND MAKE FORMAL THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT INDAVER PROJECT

2010

26th October 2010 – Cork County Council Pass Motion of Dissatisfaction at Indaver Response to An Bord Pleanala

21st October 2010 – Community requests for extension to 27 Oct deadline denied – Community given 6 weeks, Indaver given 6 months

5th August 2010 – Indaver Application Must Be Treated as a New Application – Nothing Changed in Terms of Site Unsuitability

20th April 2010 – Burst Water Main Blocks Car Access to Haulbowline – Incinerator Site Submerged Again

14th April 2010 – CHASE Refers an Bord Pleanala’s Perpetual Incinerator Extensions to European Commission

22nd January 2010 – An Bord Peanala To Kill Municipal Waste Incinerator But Give Second Bite Of The Cherry On Hazardous Waste Incinerator

2009

22nd December 2009 – Hammond Lane Explosion Highlights Need For Planning Sanity

1st December 2009 – Ringaskiddy Incinerator Site Falls Foul Of New Flood Planning Guidelines

24th November 2009 – INDAVER INCINERATOR SITE FLOODED AGAIN

19th November 2009 – WASTE REVIEW PUTS RINGASKIDDY INCINERATOR IN COMPETITION WITH GOVERNMENT POLICY

29th October 2009 – Bord Pleanala Decision On Ringaskiddy Incinerator To Be Delayed

2nd October 2009 – CHASE Request Clarification On Any Indaver Contact With An Bord Pleanala Over Hazardous Waste Landfill Proposal

18th June 2009 – Oral Hearing Closing Summations Heard Today

17th June 2009 
– Maritime College Lecturer Says Incinerators Will Negatively Impact College
– Department of Environment Recommends Bond to Cover Ecological Restoration In Case of Accident

16th June 2009 – Expert Estimates Incinerator Health Burden to Cost Community €150m
– Debunks Incinerator Efficiency
– Says Question Mark Hangs Over Bottom Ash Classification

15th June 2009 – Distances Claimed As Safe In Application Will Be Regarded By Emergency Response Agencies As Well Inside Danger Zone

11th June 2009 – Epidemiologist Says EIS Should Be Withdrawn Due to Plagiarism
– Ireland Still Not Equipped To Monitor Human Health

10th June 2009 – CIT Students Union President Corrects Indaver And Hammers Home Objection

9th June 2009 – Leading Toxico-Pathologist Says No Filtering on Incinerators for Unregulated Deadly Nanoparticles

8th June 2009 – CHASE Chairperson Says Incinerator Wrong On Every Level – David Stanton, TD, Outlines Government Policy Changes

4th June 2009 – Department Of Environment Circular To Planning Authorities Confirms Policy Moving Away From Incineration

15 May 2009 – ORAL HEARING ADJOURNED FOR THREE WEEKS

14 May 2009 – Hydrogeological Expert Says Site On Most Vulnerable Coast In Ireland
– Coastal Erosion Will Eventually Undermine Incinerator Structure
– Office Of Public Works Confirm Site Vulnerability

13 May 2009 – Incinerator development will effect property prices

12 May 2009 – Dutch Paediatrician Warns Of Dioxin Damage At Low Doses
– Top UCC Professor Speaks Out for People of Cobh
– Midwives Warn of Danger to Breast Fed Babies

11 May 2009 – Incinerator Not NEEDED By City or County Council

7 May 2009 – NRA Seek Road Contribution From Indaver, And Recommend Restrictions On Waste Acceptance Times

6 May 2009 – CORK COUNTY COUNCIL MAKE PRESENTATIONS TO ORAL HEARING
Incinerator Too Big – Site Too Small
On Target to Meet Landfill Diverstion Targets without Incinerator

5 May 2009 – INCINERATOR WILL DESTROY HARBOUR ASPIRATIONS TO BECOME A WORLD HERITAGE SITE

30 April 2009 – INDAVER DOCTOR ECHOS CHASE CLAIMS OF UNCREDIBLE DIOXIN ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS – FIGURES SHOW 20% INCREASE IN COBH DIOXIN LEVELS

29 April 2009 – INDAVER COSY CARTEL WITH Ex-GOVERNMENT STAFF

28 April 2009 – INDAVER RECOMMEND STUDENTS RUN TO TOXIC ISLAND FOR SAFETY

27 April 2009 – Oral Hearing – Day 1

20 April 2009 – ‘GROW YOUR OWN VEG’ FUNDRAISER THIS WEEK – CHASE STEPS UP FOCUS ON FUNDRAISING

14 April 2009 – Fundraiser to Kick off Incinerator Oral Hearing Fund

26 March 2009 – INCINERATOR ORAL HEARING SCHEDULED FOR END OF APRIL

9 February 2009 – COUNCILLORS PASS MOTION OPPOSING INCINERATOR

2008

8 December 2008 – CHASE Welcomes Publication of Irish Steel Report, And Calls For Timely Action

1 December 2008 – RELIEF AS HIGH COURT REFUSES AN BORD PLEANALA COSTS AGAINST RESIDENTS

24 November 2008 – STATE TO DROP COSTS AGAINST RESIDENTS – HIGH COURT CASES WITHDRAWN (due to imminent planning enquiry

12 November 2008 – SHOCKWAVES AS STATE AND INDAVER PURSUE RESIDENTS FOR COST

1st August 2008 – STATE AND INDAVER LOOK FOR COSTS AGAINST RESIDENTS

31st July 2008 – CHASE Supports Residents Continued Fight Against Toxic Incinerator – Adding Incinerator To Existing Toxic Burden Will Never Be Acceptable

26th June 2008 – NO CONFIDENCE AS AUTHORITIES SWING INTO PR MODE

21st February 2008 – Indaver Fast Track Application Inappropriate

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2007

8th December 2007 – Indaver’s Tough Year Not Over Yet.

7th November 2007 – CHASE Highly Critical of EPA Incinerator Need
Ireland Does Not Need Large Centralised Incinerator – Says Leading Hazardous Waste Prevention Expert

21st October, 2007 – State In Fight To Keep Documents Secret as
State Obstructs Ringaskiddy Incinerator Case

1st Sept, 2007 – Waste Management Debate Moves Away From Incineration

5th May, 2007 – CHASE Asks Community to CHANGE THE GOVERNMENT : “Vote ONLY for Parties with NO INCINERATION in their Party Policies”. See also Election 07 webpage.

1st April, 2007 – Indaver Withdrawal a Stunt to Pressurise Government – Business as Usual for CHASE

21st February, 2007 – Local Democracy Only Available to the Citizens of Dublin

13th February, 2007 – EU MEPs Reject Pro-Incinerator Amendments in EU Parliament Vote Today

5th February, 2007 – UN Report on Climate Change Exposes EPA Folly
Incinerator Site, 5cm Above High Water Mark, Will Be First Hit By Flooding and Rising Sea Levels

2006

3rd December, 2006 – Incinerator on Santa’s Naughty List – Bhopal Anniversary – Dow Chemicals Shareholders in Cork Harbour Future

20th November, 2006 – Government in Cahoots with Incinerator Industry – Highly Inappropriate Appointment Destroys Confidence in An Bord Pleanala

31st October, 2006 – It’s Time to Abandon Incineration As Ireland Fails To Fulfil Its Kyoto Commitment On Green House Gas Emissions

20th June, 2006 – CHASE Presented with Lady Mayor’s Award

25th April, 2006 – Incinerator Road Risk Too High…And Planning Inspector Said So

29th March, 2006 – CHASE Welcomes Official Opening of National Maritime College but Warns of Deadly Potential Neighbout Nextdoor

27th Feb, 2006 – Ministers Ignorance on Health Evidence An Embarrassment to Government – Damning Evidence Against Incinerators As Debate Shifts to Particulate Matter (PM) Emissions

17th Feb, 2006 – Infrastructure Bill will Serve to Erode Citizens Involvement

19th Jan, 2006 – CHASE Backs Ringaskidy Residents In Their Efforts To Seek Leave To Oppose the Granting of Waste Licence

17th Jan, 2006 – Minister for the Environment Must Resign Immediately

4th Jan, 2006 – CHASE Warns Cork will be Next for Indaver’s Grand Extension Plan

2005

12th Dec, 2005 – Could Hempstead Accident Happen in Cork Harbour

25th Nov, 2005 – CHASE is Very Angry at the EPA Decision to Grant Licence

19th Oct, 2005 – CHASE Furious At EPA Willingness To Gamble The Health Of The People Of Cork

17th Oct, 2005 – EPA Postpones Decision on Waste Licence

5th Oct, 2005 – Cork to become the Burning Capital of the South

6th June, 2005 – CHASE rejects Minister’s treatment of Irish citizens and Objects to blatent erosion of democracy.

8th April, 2005 – CHASE outlines its concerns about the proposed National Infrastructure Board

1st March, 2005 – Silence from Minister Martin is Deafening

25th Feb, 2005 – Concern over Flooding at Incinerator Site

24th Feb, 2005 – Objectors at Oral Hearing still Waiting for Represenative from EPA

22nd Feb, 2005 – Epidemiology Expert Says Proper Health Impact Assessment Required

16th Feb, 2005 – Lecturer Voices Concern for Maritime College Students

15th Feb, 2005 – Incinerator Open to Explosions, says Chemical Engineer

14th Feb, 2005 – CHASE to Challenge EPA on Health at Incinerator Oral Hearing

2nd Feb, 2005 – Students walk from Limerick to Cork in support of incinerator fight

Jan 24th, 2005 – Judge Finds Significant Grounds for Sending Incinerator Appeal to High Court

Jan 22nd, 2005 – CHASE WELCOMES HIGH COURT HEARING AT LAST

Jan 18th, 2005 – OPPOSITION TO LEAVE APPLICATION DROPPED as
HIGH COURT DATE FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW APPLICATION FINALLY FIXED

Jan 13th, 2005 – DON’T TELL US THERE IS NO DANGER… Two Hazardous Waste Incinerator Accidents in Seven Weeks

2004

Dec 21st, 2004 – CHASE WELCOME ORAL HEARING – EPA Leave Loophole To Build Second Incinerator Without Planning

Dec 8th, 2004 – CHASE CHAIRPERSON HONOURED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

Nov 22, 2004 – EPA INCINERATOR LICENCE EXPOSES CATALOGUE OF DECEIT

Nov 4, 2004 – MINISTER for DEFENSE AGREES INCINERATOR SITE UNSUITABLE

Oct 28, 2004 – FLOODS GIVE ALMIGHTY SIGN INCINERATOR SITE IS WRONG

Oct 27, 2004 – INCINERATOR WASTE LICENCE ONLY START OF PROCESS

Oct 27, 2004 – DUBLIN RESIDENTS SUPPORT CORK RESIDENTS AT DAIL DEMONSTRATION

Oct 19, 2004 – CHASE CHAIRPERSON VOTED IN FOR ANOTHER TERM

Sept 24, 2004 – IRISH GOVERNMENT GUILTY OF ALARMING BREACHES

August 31, 2004 – WORLD UNITES AGAINST INCINERATION ON GAIA DAY

July 27, 2004 – INCINERATOR CASE TO BE DISCUSSED ON 27 OCTOBER

July 16, 2004 – CHASE CRITICISES INAPPROPRIATE EPA APPOINTMENT

July 2, 2004 – RINGASKIDDY INCINERATOR – High Court Application adjourned for fourth time

June 11, 2004 – APPLICATION ADJOURNED FOR THIRD TIME TODAY

May 12, 2004 – CHASE ALERT EU HEALTH MINISTERS TO IRELANDS BREACH OF EU LAW

May 10, 2004 – High Court Application Adjourned Again

April 19, 2004 – CHASE SHOWS ITS SUPPORT FOR HIGH COURT APPELLANTS

April 9, 2004 – CHASE STAND OVER CLAIMS THAT INDAVER USED OUTDATED REPORT

Feb 25, 2004 – INCINERATOR to PRODUCE ENOUGH ASH TO COVER CROKE PARK EVERY 10.5 WEEKS

Feb 18, 2004 – UN News Centre – UN treaty banning most dangerous pesticides comes into force on 17thMay.

Feb 12, 2004 – COMMUNITIES TURN OUT IN FORCE FOR INCINERATOR MEETINGS

Jan 26, 2004 – MINISTER CULLEN NOT WELCOME IN CORK

Jan 16, 2004 – Exhaustive Interrogations of ‘An Bord Pleanala’

Jan 16, 2004 – CORK RESIDENTS FURIOUS AS INSPECTORS RECOMMENDATION IGNORED

Jan 16, 2004 – ZeroWasteAllianceIreland – Towards Sustainable Resource Management

2003

Dec 16, 2003 – CHASE LAUNCH CORK HARBOUR COOKBOOK

Oct 9, 2003 – CORK INCINERATOR TO BE MANAGED FROM BELGIAN

Oct 1, 2003 – COBH GP APPEALS TO MINISTER FOR IMMEDIATE HEALTH STUDY FOR HARBOUR

Sept 29, 2003 – INCINERATOR WILL DEFINITELY AFFECT HEALTH OF HARBOUR RESIDENTS

Sept 26, 2003 – GEOLOGIST PUTS SERIOUS QUESTION MARK OVER SUITABILITY OF INCINERATOR SITE

Sept 23, 2003 – FURY AS COMMUNITIES GET DOUBLE SHOCK AT BORD PLEANALA INCINERATOR HEARING

Sept 8, 2003 – DATE ANNOUNCED FOR INCINERATOR ORAL HEARING

Sept 25, 2003 – CHASE CONDEMNS UNDEMOCRATIC PROPOSAL

Sept 25, 2003 – Mothers Advised Not To Diet While Breastfeeding

August 26, 2003 – CHASE SUPPORT CALLS FOR RESIGNATION OF EPA DIRECTOR GENERAL

May 28, 2003 – INCINERATION NOT THE ANSWER says US CLEAN PRODUCTION EXPERT

2002

April 26, 2002 – ZERO WASTE GROUPS TELL TAOISEACH TO DUMP INCINERATON

March 29, 2002 – CHASE welcomes the Celtic Waste plans announced 26th March

March 22, 2002 – Shocked Aghada Community to BE INCINERATOR guinea pigs!

Feb 20, 2002 – Report by French Government Bodies says Incinerators Cause Damaged Babies

Feb 20, 2002 – HRB Research comments

2001

Dec 3, 2001 – Dioxins & cancer shuts ANOTHER INCINERATOR Down (Albertville, France)

Nov 13, 2001 – CHASE to oppose Belgian invader

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TIMELINE

20 years of key dates from when the first planning application was lodged with Cork County Council in November 2001.  VIEW TIMELINE.

ABOUT CHASE

CHASE is an alliance of groups campaigning since 2001 to stop the construction of a large 240,000 tonne commercial incinerator in Cork Harbour. The third application from Indaver Ireland was lodged … Read More...

Video Gallery

Softday – As I Roved Out One Morning from Sirius Arts Centre on Vimeo.

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  • A Community Fighting

    A Community Fighting

    This short film marks the 20 year campaign sparked by the news that a Belgian waste company, Indaver had arrived armed with plans to build a large hazardous waste incinerator at the end of a then undeveloped cul-de-sac in Ringaskiddy, the industrial heartland of Cork.

    As news percolated around Cork Harbour, concern and opposition, evident from the outset, consolidated, galvanised and continued to go from strength to strength over the course of the years that saw a community stuck in a battle that they didn’t invite.

    The campaign, at the time of publication, is still ongoing and can be followed online at www.chasecorkharbour.com
  • Dr Paul Connett, Jeremy Irons, Prof Vyvyan Howard - Burning our waste must be abandoned

    Dr Paul Connett, Jeremy Irons, Prof Vyvyan Howard - Burning our waste must be abandoned

    Dr Paul Connett, Actor & Environmentalist Jeremy Irons and Prof Vyvyan Howard outline why burning our waste is a bad idea that needs to be abandoned.

    We’ve been fighting the same fight in Cork Harbour for over 19 years now and as yet another Government talks about formation we appeal to our politicians to make sure that this burning issue is given a place in current discussions.

    Burning our waste is a bad deal for communities and the environment everywhere.

    (Thanks to Steve Slade and Byron West from SkyTec Ireland for filming and to Zoe Fitzpatrick for filming and editing this video)
  • It's a Cork Problem!

    It's a Cork Problem!

    Pure Cork Sailor, Eddie English talks about what is so special about Cork Harbour and Hendrick Verwey highlights how the Pure Cork strategic branding initiative from Cork City & Cork County Council promotes Cork as a maritime haven, with Cork Harbour as 'king pin' to this initiative. With thanks to Matt Sullivan Self Shooting Producer/Director for producing this video for CHASE.
  • Cross women

    Cross women

    The People of Cross Haven stand united against the proposed incinerator being built in Cork Harbour.
  • The Crosshaven Resistance 3

    The Crosshaven Resistance 3

  • May 8  No 4

    May 8 No 4

    Tide
  • May 8 no 3

    May 8 no 3

    Tide
  • May 8 Tide

    May 8 Tide

    Clear coastal erosion
  • Indaver site 8 May 2016

    Indaver site 8 May 2016

    'Beach'
  • CIT Student Union President speaking in Incinerator Protest

    CIT Student Union President speaking in Incinerator Protest

    CIT Student Union President Shane Falvey speaking on behalf of members of NMCI student body, at rally in Ringaskiddy 3 March 2016, to protest Indavers Plans to build a 240,000 municipal and industrial waste incinerator just 20m from the College gates
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ORAL HEARING 2016 NEWS

  • Serious dioxin figure irregularities exposed as Hearing comes to close
  • No measuring of nanoparticles – not practical, Indaver tell hearing
  • Indaver facility will carry strategic implications for the State – Indaver offer to shut down for Department when needed
  • Indaver to abandon fire fighting after just 2 hours
  • Final Submissions today, questions next week
  • Indaver selective quotation omits that incinerators likely to cause premature deaths
  • 13 year old Cobh student calls for baseline health study for Harbour
  • “There is no risk assessment” – says top Epidemiologist Anthony Staines
  • No safe level of exposure to tiny particulates, says toxico pathologist
  • Royal flush as all TD’s unite to protect the new era for Cork Harbour
  • Ringaskiddy incinerator live plume plot launched
  • Statement from Department of Defence
  • Human Health needs the same standard as protected species: CHASE Opening Statement
  • Indaver experts confirm: High Tide is now inside the site boundary. No separate Health Impact Assessment
  • Packed hearing opens at Carrigaline Court Hotel
  • Full CHASE Submission to An Bord Pleanala

ORAL HEARING DIARY, from Catriona Reid

A day by day account of the oral hearing experience from Catriona Reid, who was 16 years old at the time and has since published an account in book form. READ DIARY

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