Kieran Foley There has been a broad welcome locally to the news that a €140m cheese factory proposed for South Kilkenny can go ahead. As well as supporting the incomes of 4,500 farm families, the new Enterprise Ireland supported cheese production facility at Belview is expected to create 85 full time jobs and support...
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Glanbia given green light for Belview plant

Glanbia given green light for Belview plant
Jordan Norris Glanbia have been given the green light to go ahead with the proposed development of a cheese plant at its Belview premises, after a High Court judge dismissed An Taisce’s appeal to bring the case to the Court of Appeal. Back in May, An Taisce confirmed their intention to seek leave to appeal the recent...
Calls for An Taisce to withdraw Belview appeal

Calls for An Taisce to withdraw Belview appeal
Jordan Norris An Taisce have been criticised by a group of Fine Gael representatives following their decision to appeal a High Court ruling which granted planning permission for a €140m Glanbia cheese manufacturing plant at Belview. A statement released by the Fine Gael representatives said that the move from An...
Green light for Glanbia Belview cheese plant

Green light for Glanbia Belview cheese plant
Jordan Norris The High Court has upheld the decision of An Bord Pleanála by granting planning permission to Glanbia for the construction of a cheese manufacturing plant in Belview, Co Kilkenny – near the port of Waterford. The decision was reached on Tuesday afternoon last. An Taisce had lodged an appeal against the...