Tánaiste on Haulbowline: Claims island poses significant risk to human health 'inaccurate and misleading'

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has asked environmental campaigners “not to turn what is a hugely positive story in Cork harbour into something negative”, amid a row over the new park on Haulbowline Island.

The Tánaiste’s intervention comes as the Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) and Cork County Council (CCC) continue to exchange barbs over whether the soon-to-be-opened park on the remediated nine-hectare East Tip site is safe for public use given conditions on the rest of the 21-hectare island.