Kildare resident challenges Intel plant expansion plans
Updated / Wednesday, 12 May 2021 18:32 Thomas Reid says emissions from the plant could affect a local Special Area of Conservation A Co Kildare resident has claimed Intel Ireland's €3.6 billion planned expansion of its plant could pose a risk to a local area of special conservation. Thomas Reid, who lives 500 metres from the site, has taken judicial review proceedings aimed at overturning a decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant permission for the expansion. He says the plant adjoins the Rye River Valley and Carton Special Area of Conservation which could be affected by emissions from the ...