Gormley to seek funds for toxic waste dump clean-up

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley is to ask his cabinet colleagues to fund a multi-million-euro clean-up of Ireland’s worst toxic waste dump.

Gormley to seek funds for toxic waste dump clean-up
Wed, 10 Sep, 2008 - 01:00

Green Party senator Dan Boyle has confirmed Mr Gormley wants to decontaminate the site in Cork’s lower harbour.

However, he warned that such an operation could take up to 10 years to complete.

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