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Irish Examiner
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
'It's crazy': Mother and her newborn without water for six days in North Cork village
A Co Cork mother and her newborn baby were discharged home from hospital to discover the water supply in their home had been cut off for six days. And a neighbouring farmer was forced to constantly draw water for his 200-strong herd of cattle during the same period in the North Cork village of Ballyhooly. The cases have been highlighted by local councillors who claim that Uisce Éireann is letting potentially hundreds of thousands of litres of water leak daily as a result of its decision to reduce the number of repair crews in the region. Senior county council officials have agreed to write to the utility as a matter of urgency. In particular, councillors are pointing to Uisce Éireann's decision to halve the number of repair crews, from two to one, in the Fermoy Municipal District Council area which covers Ballyhooly. The North Cork village has been dogged by water outages for many months, primarily due to an ageing water main which is constantly fracturing. Water cut off for five days A recent leak left residents without any water supply from a Thursday to the following Tuesday. Fianna Fáil councillor Frank O'Flynn claimed the crew reduction is leading to the three main towns in the district — Fermoy, Mitchelstown, and Doneraile — getting priority, with other areas forced to wait if there are leaks. He raised the issues in Ballyhooly, and both he and Fine Gael councillor Kay Dawson described it as 'ironic' that the utility has introduced a hosepipe ban when it has been ignoring leaks for months on end. 'None of this[hosepipe ban] makes any sense when these leaks aren't being fixed. This is where the water is being wasted in huge quantities,' Mitchelstown-based Ms Dawson said. Mr O'Flynn said. 'Having just one [repair crew] is absolutely crazy. It isn't good enough and not fair on the existing crew. They are working above and beyond call of duty.' Repair crew 'can only cover major emergencies' Northern Division chairman Independent councillor William O'Leary said he had spoken with the only crew left in the Fermoy municipal area and was told they couldn't even travel to the region's second-largest town, Mitchelstown, unless there is a major emergency there. As a result, he said that villages like Ballyhooly are way down the pecking order when it comes to carrying out repairs. Labour councillor Ronan Sheehan said a similar issue is happening in the Duhallow region in the North-West of the county. Fianna Fáil councillor Bernard Moynihan, who lives in that region, said the utility is struggling to cope with the problems. 'There's huge issues with leaks in Boherbue and Freemount. It's brutal. There are fewer teams on the ground to repair them. It's an absolute disaster,' he said. Northern Division manager Niall Healy said he would raise the issue with the utility as a matter of urgency.
Time of India
01-06-2025
- Time of India
46g MD Powder Worth Rs2.33 Lakh Seized in Kamptee; Three Held, Two Absconding
1 2 Nagpur: The New Kamptee police seized 46.72 grams of mephedrone (MD) powder, mobile phones, vehicles, and other materials during a late-night raid at a lodge in Kamptee, in all worth Rs4.85 lakh. The operation, carried out between 8.35pm on May 31 and 12.10am on June 1, followed a reliable tip-off about drug activity in the area. A team from the police station laid a trap and raided a hotel room at the lodge on Kamptee-Nagpur Road. The search, conducted in the presence of witnesses, led to the arrest of three individuals found in possession of the MD powder, valued at approximately Rs2.33 lakh. The accused were identified as Tariq Parvez (45), a resident of Ismail Pura, Bilal Nagani (36), a resident of Bunkar Colony, and Mohammad Aman (27), a resident of Ismail Pura, all from Kamptee. The accused revealed that they were assisted by two others — Tehsin Kaman from Tumdipura, Old Kamptee, and Aamir Malik from Yashodhara Nagar — who are currently absconding. Further questioning of the accused revealed that the contraband was meant for sale and that they obtained the drugs with help from two accomplices based in Old Kamptee and Yashodhara Nagar. These two suspects are currently absconding, and efforts are underway to locate and apprehend them. In addition to the narcotic substance, police recovered five mobile phones and two moped vehicles used in the operation. All recovered items have been seized as evidence. Authorities confirmed that the motive behind the possession and sale of the drugs was personal financial gain. A case was registered under sections 8(a), 22(a), and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The arrested individuals were taken into custody, while the investigation to trace the remaining accused continues. The operation was executed under the strategic guidance of commissioner of police Ravinder Singal and the strategic supervision of Joint CP ND Reddy, Addl CP Rajendra Dabhade (Northern Division), DCP Niketan Kadam (Division 5), and ACP Vishal Kshirsagar (Kamptee Division). The raid was executed by PI Suhas Raut and his team, including Sachin Yadav, Vikas Tidke, Vilas Devgade, Naresh Khargban, Afak, Roshan Dakhore, Firoz Sheikh, Nitesh Navghade, Rahul Waghmare, and Akash Tekam. Further investigation is underway, and police are tightening the net on the local drug network.
Irish Examiner
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Air quality monitoring to take place in two Cork towns over health concerns
Air quality monitoring is to take place in two North Cork towns amid increasing concerns traffic gridlock is having a negative impact on the health of locals. The monitoring is to be carried out in Charleville and Mallow as part of an Environmental Impact Assessment, which is being prepared by the teams designing the N/M20 Cork to Limerick road upgrade, along with relief roads planned for both towns. Councillors representing the North Cork region have welcomed the news, saying people in both towns have noticed increased traffic congestion is leading to more noticeable vehicles fumes in both towns, especially from lorries. The request for monitoring was made at a meeting of the council's Northern Division by Charleville-based Fianna Fáil councillor Ian Doyle. He said he had been asked by representatives of the local community for the assessment to be undertaken as they are worried about people's health as a result of increasing pollution from more traffic congestion. He said the increased volume of traffic coming through Charleville since covid "is unbelievable" and there are "unbelievable delays getting through it". "The worst congestion used to occur on Fridays, but it's now every day of the week from around 4pm. There is a problem with the fumes from vehicles,' Mr Doyle said. Fine Gael councillor Aileen Browne, who also lives in the town, said it could take up to 20 minutes for vehicles to get through it and idling engines were causing increased pollution, especially from the large number of HGVs passing through. 'The sheer volume of traffic passing through for the recent Cork v Limerick match was unbelievable,' she added. Fianna Fáil councillor Gearóid Murphy said in his hometown of Mallow, 'we're only too painfully aware of the volumes of vehicles and the fumes'. He said the last survey carried out there showed unacceptably high levels of pollution, and he believes the situation has got even worse because gridlock has significantly increased since then. His party colleague Pat Hayes, who runs a business in the town, added: 'We have suffered here for a long time, especially with the huge volumes of HGVs coming though Mallow's main streets.' Cork County Council director of roads and transportation Padraig Barrett said air quality studies carried out in Macroom showed a very marked improvement when its bypass was opened. He readily admitted traffic pollution 'is an issue' in both North Cork towns and needs to be looked at. Mr Barrett said the council was committed to ensuring the development and maintenance of national roads was undertaken in accordance with national and EU environmental law and it would work closely with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to ensure these obligations were met with air quality monitoring. Read More Cork Luas could get stuck in traffic, slowing journey times
