Officials said they will investigate the latest incident at the popular amenity area on the city’s Marina and in the shadow of the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh, after several councillors reported concerns about a serious deterioration in its water quality and vegetation.
Fianna Fáil councillor Tim Brosnan said it looked as if the area had been “poisoned”.
“Vegetation has been destroyed to such an extent that you can see bird and heron nesting sites in the island area. The place looks like a nightmare,” he said. “This has not been caused by the recent flooding. It looks to me as if it’s been poisoned. There has been a major incident down there and I want a full report.”
His call was supported by party colleague councillor Terry Shannon who said the Atlantic Pond has been plagued by several similar incidents over the years.
SF councillor Shane O’Shea said he noticed dark, milky grey, fluid in the pond last January and reported it to the council’s environment department, but had received no response.
Source: Irish Examiner
