Cork companies prominent in list of firms ordered to clean up their act by EPA 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dealt with nearly 1,200 complaints from the public in the first nine months of the year, while carrying out around 1,050 site inspections.

Complaints about smells and noise are the most common made to the environmental watchdog, while a number of Cork locations are prominent on a "priority" list ordered to clean up their act.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dealt with nearly 1,200 complaints from the public in the first nine months of the year, while carrying out around 1,050 site inspections.