Ballycotton residents want meeting on sewage scheme

A residents’ group in the east Cork harbour village of Ballycotton has launched a petition seeking Irish Water and Cork County Council to hold a public meeting to deal with concerns about a proposed wastewater treatment plant.

A petition set up by Ballycotton Development Company (BDC) Ltd collected over 200 signatures outside an Irish Water-organised public information session on Thursday night.

The estimated €4m scheme envisages two pumping stations and a kilometre of piping from cliffs overlooking the village, through the main street to the harbour.