Odours re-emerge at Merck factory in Carrigtwohill

The Environmental Protection Agency said inspectors had detected an odour at the boundary between the Merck factory in Carrigtowhill and the N25 on January 15. Picture: Google

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed a problem of odours near the Merck Milliipore factory in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, has re-emerged in the past fortnight.

The EPA said its officials detected intermittent organic and musty odours in the vicinity of the east Cork plant after a number of reports of bad smells in the area in early January.