‘Step forward’ in resolving villages’ sewage problem

Hopes were raised at the weekend for a resolution to long-running concerns over sewage disposal for villages bordering a West Cork estuary.

Contracts were signed between Cork County Council and a Dublin company for the design stage of a waste water treatment centre for Courtmacsherry /Timoleague.

Local county councillor John O’Sullivan said: “The need for a proper waste water treatment plant has been high on the agenda for a long number of years.