'Poor' air quality an issue in Cork City and suburbs in recent days

Harbour areas including Cobh and Passage had the best air quality in the last week, but areas around Cork City, including Montenotte and The Lough, had poor air quality

Real-time data taken from air monitors in Cork City and County show many areas are enduring poor quality conditions lately. File Picture: Larry Cummins

Poor air quality has remained stubbornly high in Cork over the past week, official data has shown — with most of the city's immediate suburbs enduring high levels of pollutants.

According to real-time data taken from the air quality sensor network PurpleAir, air quality around the suburbs of the northside and southside of the city over the past seven days has been "poor".