West Cork Distillers warehousing objection covered by YayCork

By Calvin Jones on August 27, 2021

Popular cork media site YayCork featured a piece about the Tullig & Reenascreena Community's objections to West Cork Distillers' inappropriate industrial warehousing development on their site yesterday. It's great to see the issue getting media traction and word spreading about the proposed development.

Community objection to West Cork Distillers industrial warehousing plans featured on the YayCork website. — *Commuity objection to West Cork Distillers industrual warehousing project featured on YayCork*

Our media campaign is gaining pace, with local and national media outlets, including RTÉ Television News and Cork's RedFM, getting in touch about covering the story. However, in a dramatic development yesterday, Cork County Council declared West Cork Distillers' planning application invalid. That changes the narrative, so pending media coverage is on standby awaiting West Cork Distillers' next move.

Well post an update here about the development soon.

Article written by Calvin Jones

Calvin Jones is an author, freelance writer and naturalist who lives just down the road from the proposed development, in the adjacent townland of Clounkeen East. He is the founder of Ireland's Wildlife.

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