Showing posts with label Haulbowline Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haulbowline Island. Show all posts
Sunday, 9 October 2011

€40m package to clean up Haulbowline toxic dump

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THE Cabinet is expected to sign off today on a €40 million package to begin the clean-up of one of Ireland’s largest toxic waste dumps. Afte...
Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Residents seek action on Haulbowline clean-up

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Ireland faces the prospect of being heavily fined by the European Commission over its failure to clean up the Haulbowline site near Cobh in ...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Former steel plant waste dump has no permit

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The government has told the European Commission that there is no permit for a waste dump on the site of the former Irish Steel plant at Haul...
Friday, 10 September 2010

Petition brings toxic dump fight to Europe

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A 5,500-signature petition, which is aimed at forcing the Irish Government to undertake a clean up operation at a toxic dump on Haulbowline ...
Thursday, 24 June 2010

EU asked to look into Cork toxic dump case

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THE European Commission is to be asked to investigate the Government’s handling of a toxic dump discovered in Cork harbour. Ireland South ME...
Tuesday, 14 July 2009

EPA ‘failed in duty on harbour site’

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THE Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) has accused the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of failing in its duty to compel the Govern...

Plans drawn up to fill in part of toxicwaste dump

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PLANS are being drawn up to fill in part of a toxic waste dump in Cork harbour which contained traces of the highly carcenogenic Chromium 6....

Gormley faces suit over waste storage

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THE FRIENDS of the Irish Environment (FIE) has announced that it is to take legal action against the Minister for the Environment over the c...
Tuesday, 9 December 2008

Gormley unable to say what will happen to Haulbowline site

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ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley will be unable to say how the former Irish Steel plant will be dealt with until a Government decision is m...

Local pressure groups call for more work to be done on site

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THE STUDY by environmental consultants White Young Green into the risks to human health from waste at the former Irish Steel plant at Haulbo...

Haulbowline site is safe, report finds

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MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley yesterday pledged to ensure the former Irish Steel site at Haulbowline Island in Cork harbour is c...
Monday, 8 December 2008

Haulbowline not a threat to locals, claims report

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THE toxic waste dump on the former Irish Steel plant in Haulbowline, Co Cork, poses no identifiable threat to local residents, Government-ap...

Report shows Haulbowline site is safe

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The investigation into the dangers posed by waste material from the former Irish Ispat plant at Haulbowline in Cork Harbour has concluded th...
Wednesday, 26 November 2008

Dump reports to be released

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TWO reports on a major toxic dump in Cork harbour are due to be released shortly by the Department of the Environment. The mayor of Cobh, Cl...
Saturday, 22 November 2008

Haulbowline toxic clean-up costs taxpayer €42m

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TAXPAYERS forked out more than €42 million on the controversial Haulbowline clean-up operation when toxic waste was buried instead of remove...
Saturday, 1 November 2008

Toxic waste dump ‘no threat to public’

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EXPERTS have made several recommendations to reduce the risk from vast quantities of toxic waste dumped close to the Irish naval headquarter...
Thursday, 9 October 2008

Harbour toxic dump final report delayed

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A department spokesman said the report had been due to be released last month but was being withheld as it was being reviewed by environment...
Sunday, 14 September 2008

Initial Cork waste tests show no public threat

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PRELIMINARY RESULTS of an investigation into waste material from the former Irish Ispat plant at Haulbowline suggest the waste does not pose...
Friday, 12 September 2008

No toxic threat to Navy from steel site, says report

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A GOVERNMENT report has revealed that toxic waste at the former Irish Steel site does not pose an unacceptable risk to personnel at the near...

Report shows Haulbowline site is safe - Gormley

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Minister for the Environment John Gormley has released preliminary results of a study into hazardous waste at the former Irish Steel plan in...