Parents angry over proposed Eircom mast near school

ANGRY parents protested yesterday against Eircom plans to erect a digital radio mast just 50 metres from a national school.

Eircom wants to construct a 15 metre-high support mast, carrying three radio aerials for use by the emergency services, adjacent to Ballincurrig national school, near Midleton, Co Cork.

The mast, which is part of the new National Digital Radio Service (NDRS), would be used to transmit communications to gardaí, fire brigades and the ambulance services.