Haulage firm faces hefty clean-up bill, says council

THE haulage firm at the centre of an investigation into a hazardous chemical spillage is facing a massive clean-up bill, it emerged yesterday.

Cork County Council confirmed that it will be applying the “polluter pays” principle to recoup the substantial clean-up costs from the hauler following the spillage of sulphuric acid onto the N28, near Ringaskiddy on Tuesday morning.

A council spokesman said the bill could run to tens of thousands of euro.