Sewage outflows into the sea from treatment works 'are up 80pc in Dublin'
Storm water overflows into Dublin Bay from the country’s largest sewage treatment plant have surged by 80pc this year due to months of unrelenting rainfall.
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Storm water overflows into Dublin Bay from the country’s largest sewage treatment plant have surged by 80pc this year due to months of unrelenting rainfall.
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Declan Doocey, a Fine Gael councillor, was previously accused of breaching environmental protection laws by the local authority.
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