Big stink over dairy plant smell in Mallow

Food giant Dairygold may be a big cheese in North Cork but the company has run foul of locals in one town, due to a lingering bad smell its plant is producing.

The Environmental Protection Authority has confirmed the Dairygold plant in Mallow has been found to be non-compliant with its licence conditions relating to odours produced recently, and the company has been directed to address the issue.

Cllr John Paul O’Shea said the smell is “pretty bad” and has lingered over the western side of Mallow for weeks now, including throughout the town park.