Irish solution to an Irish problem: bury it

YOUR editorial headlined ‘Dust could be a threat’ (December 8) horrified me, to say the least.

You say that excavations on the east tip of Haulbowline in Cork harbour have exposed sludge material which, when dried out, will form dust which could become airborne. Consultants have recommended that the area be backfilled.

An Irish solution to an Irish problem: bury it.