Cork firms among Irish companies with 'poorest environmental performance'

Sites that appear on the list are subject to an escalation of enforcement action by the EPA, up to and including legal action, suspension or revocation. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Odour and noise accounted for 90% of all complaints to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year, according to its latest enforcement report.

Of the 1,200 inspections carried out at 535 licensed industrial and waste facilities, 91% were unannounced.