Council asks Cork City residents to burn less solid fuel in Clean Air Night initiative

Solid fuel use is one of the biggest sources of air pollution, with an estimated 1,300 premature deaths in Ireland each year directly linked to the burning of coal, wood, peat and briquettes

Data from the European Environment Agency shows that air pollution can have negative impacts on human health, especially on the lungs and hearts, with air pollution contributing to 1,600 premature deaths in Ireland annually. Picture: Clare Keogh

Cork City residents have been asked to burn less solid fuel in their home fires as part of a one-night citywide initiative to improve air quality.

Cork City Council said the occupiers of every household with a stove or fire can play their part in fighting air pollution if they get involved in its Clean Air Night initiative on Friday, January 24.