Call for probe into loss of blood samples

GREEN Party leader Trevor Sargent last night called for an investigation

Some 20 blood, hair and urine samples were handed over to the Mid Western Health Board (MWHB) by the Geoghegan family over an 18-month period between 1997 and 1998. The Askeaton family was concerned about the effects of industrial pollution in the area.

In a population of 800, there are 64 recorded cancer cases. There have been 39 cancer-related deaths. Over a 10-year period, hundreds of farm animals have also died mysteriously.