Gardaí believe they have tracked down the driver of a truck from which hundreds of gallons of animal fat spilled, causing a number of minor collisions and traffic disruption in Cork city and county.
The truck travelled a journey of around 300km overnight from Mayo to Kinsale in Co Cork, but it is not known at this stage if there were further spills along the way.
Gardaí in Cork began to get calls about the spill from around 7.45am.
The busy junction between the Mallow Road and the North Ring Road in the city had to be partially closed during rush hour as the spill was treated there.
South of the city, there were five minor collisions between the Kinsale Road Roundabout and Fivemilebridge, a distance of around 6km.
Working on a partial registration number gleaned from CCTV cameras, gardaí tracked down the truck and its driver to Limerick as they were on their return journey.
The driver may now face criminal charges, as well as a bill from the insurance companies representing those involved in the collisions along the truck's route.
