An environmental group fears that the Government may be about to abandon plans to clean up the site of the former Irish Steel plant on Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour. Former steel worksThe promise came after Mr Lowes’ group made a complaint to the European Commission in 2009 about the state of the former steel works. This prompted the commission to take a case against Ireland but the action was halted when the government gave a commitment to carrying out the all-island clean-up. “It’s only cleaned up the nine hectares of the East Tip rather than the entire 22 hectares which also includes the former plant and the South Tip,” Mr Lowes said. The department said the priority was remediation of the East Tip but that work on assessing a suitable solution for the former steelworks factory site and preparation of an application for planning consent had also been advanced.

Source: The Irish Times May 10, 2018 20:26 UTC