EPA to review how Cork public was informed of harbour oil spill

A serious public health measure could easily have been missed says Social Democrats councillor

Social Democrats local councillor Liam Quaide says the public should have been informed sooner about the gas oil spill into Cork Harbour.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to conduct a review of how news of a gas oil spill into Cork Harbour was communicated to the public.

But it has defended its own pollution alerts system and said there is a duty of care on its licensees to keep the local community informed of significant events that may affect their area.