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XX2 - V1 Irish Examiner Tuesday 25.04.2006 LOCAL NEWS 11 Massive undertaking will collect data on water standards Remand New project to for man assess quality charged of natural with murder waterways ■ Accused to appear in Cork by Eoin English the drawing up of a draft management plan for the re- District Court again on Thursday AMASSIVE project to as- gion’s waterways. sess the quality of and then This will then be handed by Liam Heylin for a remand in custody can safeguard Ireland’snatural over to the local authorities be no longer than one waterways will be unveiled for implementation. THE man accused of mur- week, even with the consent tonight. Mr ÓBreasail said re- der in Cork city at the of the accused. The judge People were invited to at- search has been underway weekend was brought before regarded yesterday’s appear- tend the first of a series of for about a year. Cork District Courtyester- ance as the defendant’sfirst information meetings across “A lot of our waters are of day and remanded in cus- formal appearance,and not the south west at which de- reasonable to mediocre stan- tody until Thursday. the appearance before a spe- tails of the nationwide pro- dards,” he said. Keith Nagle of 15 cial court on Sunday. ject —which aims is to But efforts must be made Churchfield Green, Cork It is anticipated that the kick-start the implementa- to prevent the deterioration was charged with the mur- case will be adjourned for a tion of the EU’sWater of Ireland’s water quality, he der of 22-year-old Gerard longer period on Thursday. Framework Directive — said. O’Mahony at Flat No 5 at 3 Nagle was not required to will be outlined. Some estuaries arebeing Parkview, Wellington Road, speak during yesterday’s The South Western River enriched by excessive nitro- Cork, between April 21 and brief hearing of the matter. Basin District project, gen, he said. April 22, 2006. Gardaí initially treated which is being run in this The Lakes of Killarney are Mr O’Mahony, a native of Mr O’Mahony’sdeath as region by Cork County also under significant pres- Mount Nebo Avenue in suspicious but upgraded this Council, in association with sure from nutrients, he said. Gurranabraher, wasfound to a murder inquiry follow- lead consultants, Pettit Engi- “Previous studies show Cork County Council environmental officers Billy Sexton dead by his flatmate at ing the completion of a neering, will cover all six lo- that measures need to be and Séamus O’Brien carry out a water quality test by around 9.30am on Saturday post-mortem examination cal authorities in the area. implemented to tackle this identifying insect life in the Shournagh River, as part of a and gardaí immediately of the body by Assistant Project coordinator,Seán situation but none have Small Stream Rapid Screening Programme in the South cordoned off the scene and State Pathologist, Dr Mar- Ó Breasail, said it was an been implemented. But West River Basin District, and, right, some of the insect began an investigation. garet Bolster, on Saturday. enormous piece of work. there is legislative backup life they discovered. Picture Neil Danton/News Digital Inspector John O’Brien When Mr Nagle was “It involves the collection there now.” applied for the case to be brought before a special sit- of acolossal amount of ex- The project does not, adjourned yesterdayfor ting of Cork District Court isting information on water however, deal with the wa- preparation and service of a at 12.30pm on Sunday, quality from all agencies,” he ter being supplied to con- for manyplants, birds and book of evidence. Detective Garda Owen said. sumer s. Public meetings animals,” he said. Defence solicitor,Frank O’Connell gave evidence of Data will be collected on Mr Ó Breasail said there “Protection and manage- Buttimer, said there would arresting and charging Mr all the rivers, lakes, estuaries, are manydemands on our To n i g h t : Youghal Town ment of our water resources be no objection to aprose- Nagle with the murder. groundwater sources and watersfrom housing devel- Hall at 8pm are not just necessary but are cution application to On Sunday, Judge Mac coastal watersout to one opment, industry, agricul- To m o r r o w : Quality Ho- required by European and adjourn the case and have Gruairc also requested the nautical mile from Kerry, ture, forestry and industry. tel, Clonakilty at 8pm national legislation. Nagle remanded in custody authorities at Cork Prison Cork city and county,parts “We draw from our wa- May 2: Cork City Coun- “In particular we must for one month. to provide whatever medical of Waterford, Limerick, and ters for drinking and wash- cil's Lifetime Lab, Lee achieve at least good quality However, Judge Uinsin attention might be necessary South Tipperary. ing, we fish and swim in Road, Cork at 8pm standard for all waters by MacGruairc said he would for Mr Nagle.Healso It is hoped the project will them, our industries need May 9 Hibernian Hotel, 2015 and maintain high remand the accused in cus- granted Mr Nagle free legal also fill certain information reliable and clean supplies, Mallow at 8pm quality waters wherethey tody until Thursday. After a aid and appointed Mr gaps and lead eventually to and waters arethe habitat e x i s t .” first appearance, the period Buttimer to represent him. Owner of historic Gardaí eager to house ‘failing to trace murdered preserve it’ man’s footsteps by Sean O’Riordan Pike and was transported to Botany Bay for the crime. CORK County Council He later received a pardon by Neans McSweeney “We believe the dates will takelegal action if the and returned to the house, South-East from then up to March 13 owner of awell-known his- where he died in 1832. Cor respondent could be critical and we toric building doesn’t take His home in Australia has would appeal to anyone steps to preserve it. been renovated and turned GARDAÍ probing the mur- who saw him on those dates Council officials have so into amuseum, butthe one der of a 60-year-old stone to come forward.” far been unable to enter into in Cork is falling down. mason at his flat in Water- The 60-year-old was talks with the owner of “The building is unique fordcity centreare particu- found dead with wounds to Vernamount house in in terms of its architecture. larly anxious to speak to the neck in a flat in a Frankfield, Douglas, but Over the course of the win- anyone who might have converted house at 14 they are hoping to do so ter, alarge section of the seen the man between Henrietta Street in Water- within the next three roof collapsed and almost all March 7 and 13. ford city late on Friday we e k s . the windows arebroken,” Superintendent Dave eve n i n g . If that fails, however, they said Mr Kelly,who added Sheahan, who is leading the The grim find was made will takeenforcement pro- that he would be meeting investigation, said the team by a friend who had not ceedings. with the Irish Georgian probing the violent death seen him in three weeks, This could lead to the Society to discuss the case. areparticularly anxious to Superintendent Sheahan council moving in, doing He claimed the owner, trace anyone who might said. the work and then billing who is believedto be living have come into contact with The deceased was about the owner or, alternatively, in the US,was amulti-mil- the deceased in the week or 5ft 9” in height, of slight acquiring the property lionaire, well capable of pay- two before St Patrick’s build, had amoustache and through a CompulsoryPur- ing for the upkeep of the we e ke n d . was balding. chase Order (CPO). h o u s e. “We have not had any No funeral arrangements The issue was highlighted Cllr DeirdreForde (FG) Council officials have so far been unable to enter into talks with the owner of Vernamount, above, house but are hoping new information to date on have yet been confirmed. yesterday by Cllr Peter Kelly said the building could be to do so within the next three weeks. Picture: Michael MacSweeney/Provision Mr Purcell’s last move- Mr Purcell, who was (FG) who said the historic lost forever if the council ments,” he said. single,was originally from house,built in the 1780s by d e l aye d . Private Partnership) and However, county manager The council’s director of Mr Moloney said that if “The last reported siting Cuffsgrange, a village on the Sir Henry BrownHayes, “I would like to see it rescue it,” she said. Maurice Moloney felt it planning John O’Neill said positive talks didn’t take of him wason Tuesday, Clonmel approach to was in a very bad state of being developed as a pivotal The council’sconserva- would be better if talks an application was made in place with the owner and if March 7, when he collected K i l ke n ny. re p a i r. community building. I’d like tion officer has recommend- could be initiated first and if 1997 to turnthe house into the person wasfound to be a library book from The Anybody with information is asked Sir Henrykidnapped a to see the council exploring ed that notice be servedon that did not work then he a hotel/apartment complex, well off,then the council County Library at Lady to contact Waterford Gardaí at Cork woman called Mary some kind of PPP (Public the owner. would begin proceedings. but this had been refused. would initiate proceedings. Lane in the city. 051-305335

John Cummins: ‘The pur- pose of tonight’s meeting is Mobile phone mast to formulate a plan to high- Councillors oppose plans light the Government’s fail- ure to implement the rec- recommendation ommendations in the Joint for park and ride facility Oireachtas report and par- ticularly the recommenda- tion which advises that being ignored phone masts are not locat- ed near schools, hospitals by Eoin English the five north-east ward Building a bus-based park councillors —Mairín Quill and ride at TinkersCross or crèches.’ POLITICIANS have united (PD), Tim Brosnan (FF), flies in the face of the Cork by Eoin English BEST chairman John their premises,” he said. to fight controversial plans John Kelleher (Labour), Area Strategic Plan (CASP), Cummins encouraged other The Government has set to build Cork’s second park Annette Spillane (SF) and he said. MOBILE phone masts are groups campaigning against up across-party implemen- and ride facility on a Dara Murphy (FG) — called “The CASP strategy calls still being erected close to mobile phone masts to join tation group to look at the greenfield site on the city’s on city manager Joe Gavin for bus-based park and rides schools, hospitals and crèch- BEST in raising their con- issue of non-ionisation nor thside. to acknowledge that the at the existing Black Ash es almost a year after cerns on the national stage. radiation. It is expected to Five city councillorshave Tinkers Cross site is “both site, in Carrigaline and in an Oireachtas committee “The purpose of tonight’s report later this year. followed previous calls by unsuitable and unaccept- Bishopstown,” he said. recommended a change in meeting is to formulate a Mr Cummins said emis- twonorthside TDs — able” for the city’ssecond “CASP calls for rail-based planning guidelines. plan to highlight the Gov- phone handsets and masts. exemptions be examined sions from mobile phone Bernard Allen (FG) and park and ride. park and rides at Dunkettle, A lobby group fighting for ernment’s failure to imple- Committee chairman with a view to ensuring that masts in Ireland are much Noel O’Flynn (FF) — to Ms Quill said there is an Blarney and Kilbarry. safer telecommunications ment the recommendations Noel O’Flynn said he no ‘electromagnetic emis- higher than those in other scrap council plans to build agreed need for a park and “The Tinkers Cross facili- systems in Ireland will raise in the Joint Oireachtas accepted that some people sions’ or ‘radio frequency European countries like the facility on the Tinkers ride on the city’s northside. ty is premature until these this and other concerns report and particularly the living near masts do suffer emissions’ emitting equip- Italy, Austria, Switzerland Cross site in Mayfield. However, she said coun- are in place. The proposed about mobile phone masts at recommendation which from ill-health. ment be permitted to be and Hungary. The country’sfirst park cillors want Mr Gavin to location is next to second a public meeting in advises that phone masts are “But our job is to make sited near health centres, “We are calling on all and ride facility wasdevel- identify a “suitable and and third class roads and in a Limerick tonight. not located near schools, recommendations, not to schools or other sensitive groups and individuals who oped at Black Ash off the acceptable alternative site” residential area.” The Better Environment health centres, hospitals and make policy,” he said. sites such as playgrounds or have concerns about the ad- Kinsale Road roundabout to service. Council officials are still and Safer Te lecommunica- crèches,” he said. “There is still no scientific pitches etc”. verse health effects associat- just over three years ago. They also called on him waiting for afinal report tions (BEST) group said The Joint Oireachtas evidence that thereisa Bur Mr Cummins said this ed with radiation emissions The profit-making service to agree to develop the from consultants on the concerns aremounting Committee on Communi- danger so we recommended recommendation is being from phone masts to attend won a public service award a green space at Tinkers Cross suitability of the site before about the increasing number cations, Marine and Natural a precautionary approach.” ignored by local authorities. this meeting,” he said month ago. for recreational purposes. p ro c e e d i n g . of planning applications for Resources issued the report One of the recommenda- “Glin NS in Limerick and The meeting takes place at However, in a joint Mr O’Flynn said he “The final report is phone masts in the heartof in June last year on non-ion- tions stated “that planning two schools in Cahir are the South CourtHotel, motion put forwardat last welcomed the move bythe expected within three communities nationwide. ising radiation from mobile guidelines and planning fighting against masts near Limerick, at 8pm tonight. night’s city council meeting, local councillors. weeks,” a spokesman said.