A drive is underway in Carrigtwohill, County Cork to prevent the development of a sixth quarry in the area.

Residents are worried about the possible environmental impact of the project. Carrigtwohill Environmental Alliance has joined forces with local Green Party representatives and Labour TD Joe Sherlock to express concern about the quarry in Rossmore.

Healy bros, the Cork-based concrete products manufacturer recently applied for planning permission to extend its quarrying activities to Rossmore.

Alliance co-chairman Peter Thompson said homeowners had become concerned about traffic, dust and the effect on property value and the impact on their environment.

Furthermore, he emphasised that people had gained little from the developments and that heritage was under threat.

"There have been all sorts of quarry activity and people have made a fortune out of it but there is nothing going back into the area. We object to having our heritage destroyed.

"It (the development) is in contrast to the vision of the area to have too many quarries. Residents are very concerned and people are prepared to stick their neck out to stop it from going ahead," he said.

A Healy bros spokesman stated that the company was aware of the concerns of local residents.
"We hope residents will realise that our comprehensive environmental impact statement and environmental programme demonstrates our very real commitment in this area," he said.