€12m water treatment plant to aid town’s development

Irish Water has sanctioned a new €12m waste water treatment plant which will enhance an east Cork town’s potential for further industrial and residential development.

Cork County Council’s planning policy unit envisages up to 4,000 homes could be built in Carrigtwohill by 2020 and the IDA has also targeted the town as a hub for industrial development.

Some companies had to put expansion plans on hold because of current sewage treatment plant limitations.