Investigation sought into potential contamination outside Cork

A CLAIM has been made that allegedly toxic waste from the former Irish Ispat site could have contaminated a wider area than Cork harbour, as some of it was transported by lorry to Dublin for export.

Standing orders were suspended at Cork County Council’s annual general meeting yesterday when Cobh-based Cllr John Mulvihill (Lab) asked council officials to investigate the claim. Mr Mulvihill, who once worked at the Irish Steel plant, said he’d been told that some material was taken by lorries to Dublin port and he wanted to know if this was true.

“If so, the dust from this second most carcinogenic substance could have been spread around the country,” Mr Mulvihill said.