Serious breaches of environmental regulations have been found at a Co Cork landfill site, where inspectors discovered crucial IT equipment for monitoring gases and leachate had been out of action for two years.

While it sticks rigidly to best practice in its operations and avoids environmental issues that plague other sites, Bottlehill landfill has serious problems, writes Claire O’Sullivan

FINE Gael last night claimed the Dublin Port Tunnel had been unsafe when opened after the party obtained a previously unreleased report highlighting problems within the facility.