Quarry operating near "sensitive sites" loses challenge over environmental assessment

A quarry operator in County Mayo has failed in a High Court challenge against a requirement to conduct an environmental impact assessment for an extension of its limestone extraction works. McGrath Limestone Works, located near Ashford Castle and proximate to several designated conservation areas including Lough Carra, sought to overturn decisions by Mayo County Council and An Bord Pleanála mandating an EIA as a…