Firm made wrong call over toxic spill, says EPA

THE Environment Protection Agency’s (EPA) deputy director said last night that management at a pharmaceutical plant were wrong to classify a 250-tonne spillage of caustic soda into the sea as a non-urgent incident.

Philip Larkin claimed the company involved may face prosecution.

He made his comments at a meeting organised by the Green Party which was attended by more than 80 people. Many angry locals said they had lost faith in the environmental watchdog following its handling of the spillage at the ADM plant in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, on July 3 last.