Cork County Council concerned about halt in asbestos clean-up at demolished piggery

It’s understood that a mechanism may be employed via existing legislation to force completion of the works with the resultant charges billed to the landowner

The council has confirmed to local representatives that removal works at the site in the north Cork village of Grenagh – which housed a defunct piggery prior to its demolition last April – had ceased. Picture: Dan Linehan

Cork County Council has been urged to find a way to complete the removal of asbestos from a demolished building after it emerged a contractor had ceased works to that end on the site.

The council has confirmed to local representatives that removal works at the site in the north Cork village of Grenagh – which housed a defunct piggery prior to its demolition last April – had ceased.