Meeting over oil well plans
Members of the public aired their views at an information evening in Greenisland Football Club earlier this month. It was the latest in a series by environmental group No Fracking Northern Ireland, which raised concerns the proposals could lead to the controversial method of extraction - something the company behind the plan ruled out - if a viable source of fuel was found. Dawn Patterson from No Fracking NI said: “The meeting went very well; it seems people all think they should have had a lot more information and consultation from the political representatives before this [planning application] was allowed.”