Cork County Council and HSA investigate Grenagh site due to asbestos concerns

Concern over the weekend led to the cancellation of GAA games in the neighbouring pitch on Sunday, while the local playground was also empty

Cork City and County Council offices at The Lee Fields in Cork. It is understood that Cork County Council and the HSA will draw up a report on work carried out detailing whether there were any planning or environmental breaches. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork County Council has confirmed it has spoken to a landowner after a piggery in Cork was demolished at the weekend without planning permission.

Officials from Cork County Council’s environment and planning sections, as well as from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), visited the site in Grenagh on Monday morning.