Pollution from Litho

June 1984

A major Bray industry has been accused of causing serious atmospheric pollution.

The claim has come from a group of residents living in the vicinity of the Lithographic Univer- sal premises at Dargle Vale.

According to the protesters, fumes and smoke emanating from the plant are a serious irritant, causing coughing and leaving a very unpleasant smell in the area. They have demanded that the company, one of Bray’s most successful and biggest, should take steps to control the hazard.

Mrs Sylvia O’Shaughnessy and her husband Frank live next door to Lithographic. ‘It’s a really awful problem and has been going on for some time,’ she said. ‘ There has been a terrible smell and the smoke is unhealthy.’

She added that she had taken the matter up with both the Urban District Council and Lithographic itself, but so far without success.

‘We are not against Lithographic Universal being here. They are there to make money and good luck to them, but they cannot do it in this way,’ she said.

No comment was available from Lithographic Universal about the claims this week.

According to a spokeswoman, the key managerial staff dealing with the matter were away on holiday or business.

A spokesman for Bray Urban Council did confirm that they had received complaints about fumes and these had been investigated.

As a result of these investigations, the complaints were found to have substance and the Council’s law agent had been instructed to take legal action under the atmospheric pollution regulations.

He also stated that the council had recently received a planning application from Lithographic Universal for a chimney and structural support.

It is understood that the chimney could be part of the company’s effort to solve the smoke problem.