Second council official investigated

A SECOND senior Cork County Council official has been investigated by his employers in relation to the controversial land negotiation in north Cork in which the council negotiated to buy land for €11.6 million which had been on offer just months earlier for €8m.

Property insiders have claimed the official has joined one of his senior colleagues in being suspended as it continues with an internal investigation, but the local authority has refused to comment on that claim.

The investigation centres on the sale of the 20 acres of land at Deerpark, Charleville and was sparked after complaints were made about an attempt by the local authority to purchase it for €11.6m.