Council aiming to clear North Tipp waste site by year's end

Tipperary County Council is aiming to have cleared all the waste in Shannon Vermicomposting, Coolross, Rathcabbin by the end of 2024.

A member of the Council Executive told the April meeting of Nenagh Municipal District that the removal of the waste from the site to the landfill at Ballaghveny commenced on the 2nd December 2021.

This waste is being mixed with soil & stone and ash in Ballaghveny landfill. In 2021 there was 1,590.82 tonnes; in 2022 there was 15,879.59t, and in 2023 there was 13,498.14t, and up to 31st March 2024 there was 4,344.58t of waste removed from Rathcabbin.

Cllr Michael O'Meara said he welcomed the report on Shannon Vermicomposting. “This has been a very difficult site, an issue which has been going on for 20 years. Can you tell me please exactly what percentage of the waste has been taken out of the site?

“The roads in Rathcabbin village and the general area also badly need upgrading. Once Shannon Vermicomposting has been cleared out we need the roads fixed.”

The Council Executive member told Cllr O'Meara that 90% of the waste has been cleared from the site. "Our aim is that it will be fully gone by the end of 2024. That is the objective which we hope to meet.”

District Engineer Barry Murphy said the Council is planning road improvement works in the area after the last of the waste has been taken away.

Cllr O'Meara congratulated the Council staff for the storm water work undertaken in Rathcabbin. "It's a bit like a bomb site at the moment in the village but it will be a great job when completed. The quality of the work is excellent."