Cork councillors seek meeting with Uisce Éireann over 'truly shocking' video of river sewage

Cork County councillors heard that the River Bandon is a source of public drinking water for a number of towns. File picture: Denis Minihane
The sight of raw sewage pouring into another river in Co Cork — the latest into a designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) — has infuriated county councillors.
They have are writing to Environment Minister Eamon Ryan to complain about Uisce Éireann’s (UE) handling of its treatment plants in the region.