Skip boss to pay for restoration of dump

THE man at the centre of a major illegal dumping probe is facing a massive clean-up bill.

David Greenwood, the operator of Greenwood Skip Hire, was yesterday given two weeks to engage consultants who must present Cork County Council with his plans for the restoration of the suspected illegal dump site in Sarsfield Court in Glanmire.

While the site — estimated to be between four and five acres — contains mainly construction material, initial inspections have also uncovered household waste. There are fears there could be tens of thousands of tonnes of material dumped there.