Mining experts to assess the risk of West Cork sinkhole

Mining experts have been called in to assess the risk of further collapse around a disused mine in West Cork after a large deep sinkhole emerged over the weekend.

Mining experts to assess the risk of West Cork sinkhole

Mining experts have been called in to assess the risk of further collapse around a disused mine in West Cork after a large deep sinkhole emerged over the weekend.

Cork County Council said it appears that the sinkhole, which measures some 20-feet in diameter, is linked to the collapse of a mine shaft in Cahermeeleboe, Allihies on the Beara peninsula.

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