Work to begin on Haulbowline island’s toxic dump

Work is due to start shortly on clearing gantry cranes and other scrap metal from a toxic dump in Cork harbour, as a prelude to making the site safe and transforming it into a public park with playing pitches.

Cork County Council is overseeing the €61m project at the East Tip on Haulbowline Island, close to the Naval Service headquarters.

Council engineers have been working on the project since mid-2011 on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and are now preparing for the major stage of the work.