'Mitchelstown is dying on its feet' as treatment plant delay holds up housing projects 

It is claimed that housing projects in Mitchelstown, Co Cork are being put on hold because the town's sewerage treatment plant cannot cope with increased capacity.

A Co Cork town is losing its young adults and has seen a notable decrease in the number of children attending primary schools, with the shortage of housing being blamed. 

It is claimed that housing projects are being put on hold because the town's sewerage treatment plant cannot cope with increased capacity.