More Air Corps compensation claims in the pipeline

The State is facing further claims that Air Corps staff may have suffered illnesses as a result of exposure to harmful chemicals at Casement Aerodrome.

The solicitor representing six people currently taking legal action over their exposure to toxic chemicals confirmed he has received instruction from up to six more workers who are considering submitting personal injury claims.

Solicitor Denis Boland also said his offices have been contacted by an unspecified number of former Air Corps staff, all of whom say they are suffering various illnesses that they believe could have been as a result of their working environment in Baldonnel, but that he has yet to receive formal instruction from these individuals.