Supermac’s consultant rapped over bogus letters to planning officers

Howard Williams, managing director of Inis Environmental Consultants, was found last week to have 'demonstrated a lapse of judgment in not managing a conflict of interest appropriately' by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

A consultant hired by the owner of Supermac’s has been disciplined by a professional body after orchestrating a fake letter-writing campaign in support of the chain’s planned €10 million motorway plaza in Clare. Supermac’s was unaware of the campaign.

Howard Williams, managing director of Inis Environmental Consultants, was found last week to have “demonstrated a lapse of judgment in not managing a conflict of interest appropriately” by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and ...