Call for risk assessment reports to be part of mast licensing process 

Council meeting will discuss the location of another contentious signal boosting mast planned for the Friar’s Walk area of Cork city

Cllrs Sean Martin and Paudie Dineen with residents of Friars Walk who on Tuesday blocked the installation of a second telecoms mast in six months outside a house. The first mast is visible in the background.

Risk assessment reports should be part of the licensing process for telecoms masts in residential areas.

The call from Independent Cork city councillor Paudie Dineen comes ahead of a council ward meeting on Wednesday to discuss the location of another contentious signal boosting mast planned for the Friar’s Walk area of the city.