Cork has no air pollution monitoring stations in areas with pharma firms, says council

It comes after it was revealed that an air pollution monitor in Carrigaline has been broken for more than a year

A senior official confirmed that while there are two monitoring stations in Cobh, Co Cork there are none in either Little Island or nearby Carrigtwohill. File picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger

There are no local authority air pollution monitoring stations in the largest industrial area outside of Dublin, Cork County Council has admitted.

A senior official confirmed that while there are two monitoring stations in Cobh, Co Cork there are none in either Little Island or nearby Carrigtwohill. Both of these areas have a large number of pharmachem companies and other industries employing tens of thousands of people.