About 40 people attended a meeting last night to air concerns about plans by Dublin Port company to dump 10 million tonnes of dredge waste in Dublin Bay.
One woman said she was concerned about an increased risk of flooding and possible damage to the area. Diving instructor Peadar Farrell told the meeting in Bayside, north Dublin, the materials dumped will cause a plume to form that will envelope the entire bay. “The dumping is planned for day and night in all weathers while best practice for dumping at sea is to dump only in winds of less than force 4 and in daylight,” he said. “Divers and swimmers and people who enjoy the lagoon will be affected by this. The amount of mud and material that will be deposited reduces viability and would make the water dangerous to dive in.”