Fire at Kildare County Council’s Silliot Hill Landfill Facility Waste Licence W0014-01 - Dec 01 2011, 5:27 PM Fire at Silliot Hill landfill, County Kildare, Waste licence number W0014-01
Friday 25th November- Explosion at Irish Oygen site, Waterfall, County Cork - Nov 25 2011, 4:01 PM The EPA was informed via a telephone call from Cork County Council on Friday 25th November, of an explosion at the Irish Oxygen Company Limited site, IPC Licence Reg. No. P0070-01, which occurred on the 25th November sometime before 12pm.
Thursday 15th September: Fire at Youghal Landfill, Waste Licence W0068-03 - Sep 16 2011, 9:47 AM EPA notified of fire at Youghal Landfill site, Waste Licence W0068-03
Friday 25th Feb: Statement from Co-Ordinating Group re Kerdiffstown Fire - Feb 25 2011, 5:30 PM Fire service personnel at the Kerdiffstown landfill facility stood down today, and control of the site was formally handed back to the Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA to develop remediation plan for Kerdiffstown Landfill, Naas, Co. Kildare - Feb 18 2011, 3:26 PM The EPA is exercising its powers under Section 56 of the Waste Management Act to secure the Kerdiffstown landfill site and to start the longer term process of remediation of the whole site.
Incident at Essidev S.A. trading as Organic Lens Manufacturing P0061-03 - Feb 25 2011, 2:57 PM EPA notified of incident on Friday 25th February at Essidev S.A. trading as Organic Lens Manufacturing
Friday 11th February- Statement on behalf of Coordinating Group re Kerdiffstown fire - Feb 11 2011, 6:28 PM Friday 11th February- Latest statement on behalf of Coordinating Group on Kerdiffstown fire
Wednesday 9th February- Statement on behalf of Coordinating Group re Kerdiffstown fire - Feb 09 2011, 7:42 PM Wednesday 9th February- update on Kerdiffstown fire
Monday 7th February- Statement on behalf of Coordinating Group re Kerdiffstown fire - Feb 07 2011, 5:32 PM Monday 7th February- latest statement re Kerdiffstown fire from Coordinating Group
Friday 4th February-Statement on behalf of Coordinating Group on Kerdiffstown Fire - Feb 04 2011, 6:38 PM Friday 4th February- Updated statement on behalf of Coordinating Committee on Kerdiffstown fire
Thursday 3rd February- Statement on behalf of Coordinating Group re Kerdiffstown Fire - Feb 03 2011, 5:12 PM 3rd February 2011. Statement from Coordinating Group on Kerdiffstown Fire.
Incident at The Lisheen Mine- Anglo American Lisheen Mining Limited, P0088-03 - Feb 03 2011, 3:57 PM The EPA was notified by phone this morning at 09:33, Thursday 3rd February 2010, by The Lisheen Mine, Killoran, Moyne, Thurles, Co. Tipperary of an incident which occurred at their premises yesterday evening, Wednesday 4th February 2010.
Statement from the EPA regarding release of SKM Enviros report on the evaluation of environmental liabilities at Kerdiffstown Landfill - Feb 03 2011, 10:44 AM The Environmental Protection Agency commissioned an independent expert consultant SKM Enviros to conduct an evaluation of the potential liabilities and related remedial costs associated with closure scenarios for the Kerdiffstown landfill site. The report was commissioned in conjunction with a number of legal actions taken by the Agency against the operators of the Kerdiffstown site. This report was completed in October 2010.
Wednesday 2nd February: Statement on behalf of Coordinating Group regarding Kerdiffstown fire - Feb 02 2011, 5:07 PM Wednesday 2nd February, 2011. Statement from Coordinating Group on Kerdiffstown fire.
Tuesday 1st February: Statement on behalf of Co-ordinating Group regarding Kerdiffstown fire - Feb 01 2011, 7:06 PM Statement on behalf of Co-ordinating Group regarding Kerdiffstown fire
Monday 31st January 2011: Statement on behalf of Co-ordinating Group - Jan 31 2011, 7:07 PM Progress in dealing with Kerdiffstown Fire
Sunday 30th January - Statement from Local Co-Ordinating Group - Jan 30 2011, 8:57 PM Progress made in dealing with Kerdiffstown fire
Sat 29th Jan: Statement from local co-ordinating group - Jan 29 2011, 6:14 PM Progress in Dealing with Kerdiffstown Fire: Representatives of the Evironmental Protection Agency, the Garda, the Health Service Executive and Kildare County Council met this afternoon (29 January) to advance plans for dealing with the fire at the Kerdiffstown landfill site near Naas.
UPDATE - Agencies meet local residents about Kerdiffstown fire - Jan 28 2011, 9:36 PM Public agencies met with local residents, councillors and Oireachtas members today to give them information and hear their concerns about the ongoing fire at Kerdiffstown, Naas. The fire, in a landfill site, has been burning since last week and has proved particularly difficult to extinguish.
Fire at Kerdiffstown, Co Kildare - Statement from Local Co-ordinating Group - Jan 27 2011, 6:19 PM The Environmental Protection Agency, HSE, Kildare County Council (including the fire service), Defence Forces and Gardai met this afternoon (27 January) to co-ordinate actions to deal with the fire and other environmental issues at Kerdiffstown Landfill, near Naas.
Update re On going fire at Neiphin Trading site, Kerdiffstown, County Kildare, Waste Licence W0047-02 - Jan 26 2011, 10:29 AM The EPA has retained the services of a firm of international experts in assessment of landfill fires.
On going fire at Neiphin Trading site, Kerdiffstown, County Kildare, Waste Licence W0047-02 - Jan 24 2011, 4:01 PM The EPA was informed on the 18th of January via our emergency line of a serious fire ongoing at the Neiphin Trading site at Kerdiffstown, County Kildare.
Fire at Neiphin Trading site, Kerdiffstown, County Kildare, Waste License W0047-02 - Sep 06 2010, 11:32 AM The EPA was informed yesterday evening, 5th September 2010, via our emergency line of a serious fire ongoing at the Neiphin Trading site at Kerdiffstown, County Kildare.
Fire at Kerry Pig Producers Ltd, Clouneen, Causeway, County Kerry IPC Reg No 0727-01 - Jun 09 2010, 12:30 PM Fire in one of the onsite units of Kerry Pig Producers Ltd, Clouneen, Causeway, Co Kerry
Monday 14th Feb: Statement on behalf of co-ordinating group re:Kerdiffstown Fire - Feb 14 2011, 5:31 PM Firefighters have made exceptionally good progress in dealing with the landfill fire at Kerdiffstown, Naas over the weekend. Most of the huge pile of burning waste has been removed and made safe; and the threat of further fire has been reduced.
