Picket threat over sewage treatment plant delays in Co Cork

In 2021, Uisce Eireann (then Irish Water) gave five sewage treatment schemes the go-ahead, later adding two more to the list

Cork county councillors have threatened to picket Uisce Eireann headquarters unless they get a meeting with senior management to discuss delays to seven sewage treatment projects. The councillors say the delayed upgrades are stymying development in rural areas.

Councillor John Paul O’Shea, leader of Fine Gael on the county council, told colleagues it was unacceptable that the projects will not be completed this year — and could take many more years to finalise.