Environmental Protection Agency secures injunction against piggery

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today secured a temporary High Court injunction against the owners of piggery which the agency claims is being operated in a manner that poses a significant risk to both human health and the environment.

The EPA secured an interim injunction today against Rory and Monica O'Brien T/a Rory and Monica O'Brien Pig Enterprises Killickane Mitchelstown Co Cork after inspections revealed that pig carcasses had been unlawfully buried on the site and pig slurry had flowed from the facility into the ground and a nearby river.