Four million gallons of slurry at piggery is a disaster waiting to happen

A judge has called for a taskforce to be set up to prevent an impending environmental disaster in the Midlands.

Over 4m gallons of slurry are on the verge of leaking from a largely unauthorised piggery in Co Longford into major lakes, Longford District Court heard yesterday.

“This is a toxic site and I want to hear proposals,” said Judge Seamus Hughes.