Council drafts plan to tackle noxious weed infestation in Cork a year after issue raised

Plants such as Japanese Knotweed are so destructive they can undermine the foundations of houses

Noxious weeds, such as Ragwort, are increasingly springing up on roadsides in Co Cork and more than a year after a councillor asked what they would do about them in West Cork

Noxious weeds, such as Ragwort, are increasingly springing up on roadsides in Co. Cork and more than a year after a councillor asked what they would do about them in West Cork, local authority officials have come up with a plan.

Meanwhile, the council's attention has also been drawn to an infestation of Japanese Knotweed on the former main Cork-Dublin road (now N8) between Glanmire and Watergrasshill.