Calls to close landfill over ‘sickening’ stench

CLAIMS have been made that people living near a major refuse dump in east Cork have been physically sick owing to the smells coming from it.

A number of angry county councillors have called on Cork County Council officials to close the dump in Youghal, which is the only landfill operating in Co Cork.

Cllr Martin Hallinan got standing orders suspended at a council meeting in County Hall yesterday to discuss the issue.