Cork must not repeat Corrib errors with oil find, urges chamber chief

The Cork region cannot allow the delays which have frustrated the development of the Corrib gas field hamper the potential of Ireland’s first commercial oil find at Barryroe, Cork Chamber president John Mullins declared yesterday.

Speaking at the chamber’s annual conference, Mr Mullins said: “We cannot allow what happened in Corrib happen in Cork. We need to harness the jobs content of any commercial find off the Cork coast.

“If there is a commercial find we need to be ready to take advantage of that,” he told 180 attendees at the Smarter Steps to Success conference.