Council ‘derided’ water report

OFFICIAL agencies poured scorn on a survey that found high water contamination levels on Lough Corrib, an environmental scientist claimed yesterday.

Council ‘derided’ water report

Dr Roderick O’Sullivan said he was “derided” after reporting high levels of faecal contamination in one of the country’s major lakes.

He told RTÉ Radio he made the discovery of severe pollution during an extensive survey in 1995 for a local fisheries group.

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