Acre of land for halting site nuisance compo splits council

CORK County Council has been warned it faces a potential bill of hundreds of thousands of euro if more landowners adjoining an unauthorised halting site pursue a case against it in the High Court.

The warning came yesterday, as councillors in north Cork were asked to formally agree the handover of an acre of land as compensation for the nuisance caused to a landowner adjoining the halting site at Coolenanave, Mitchelstown.

Councillor Frank O’Flynn, who voted against the transfer, said five other landowners in the area would probably seek compensation following the settlement, because it had created a precedent.