ABP have granted permission to Kilsaran Concrete for the project.
A Kildare TD says the people of Ballyshannon are shocked by An Bord Pleanala's decision to grant to permission for extraction 3 million tonnes of sand and gravel from a quarry there.
Kildare County Council, in 2019, refused permission to Kilsaran Concete for the project, at Racefield
The firm ought an extraction operational period of 12 years, with 2 years to complete restoration.
Kilsaran appealed refusal to the national planning authority.
There was staunch local opposition to the project, and over 200 objections were submitted to ABP, including by the Aga Khan and other leading members of the racing industry.
On Friday, it emerged the planning authority had granted permission.
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minster of State, Martin Heydon, has been speaking to Kildare Today.
He says the inspector's report upheld KCC's decision, but it has yet to be released.
Deputy Heydon joined Clem Ryan on Monday's edition of the programme.
An Bord Pleanala has published its Order, and it is available here
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