Suspended pothole trio back at work

Three council workers who were suspended for filling a pothole are due back at work today after their suspensions were lifted.

The long-serving workers with Cork County Council’s outdoor section attended separate hearings with officials from the council’s human resources department yesterday.

The department last night confirmed the men were being reinstated with immediate effect, and that they will not face any further sanction for their decision to fill in a pothole on their own initiative in the Carrigaline area three weeks ago.