Concerns for the safety and the environment of Bantry as the construction of an oil terminal on Whiddy Island is underway.
In 1966, the Gulf Oil Corporation looked to Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay as the site for a new oil terminal. Construction began on the project began the following year.
A spokesman for the development provides an update on the construction and the safety measures in place to avoid any oil spillages. He believes that the possibility of an accident or oil spillage occurring at Whiddy Island oil terminal is extremely remote due to the precautions being taken.
The possibility or probability of an accident is extremely remote.
He does not believe that the oil terminal once complete will have a negative impact on the region in terms of tourism. People in Bantry have accepted the reassurances that the Gulf Oil Corporation has given.
They have taken steps to obviate the possibility of spills or leaks in the bay.
This episode of 'Newsbeat' was broadcast on 21 April 1967. The reporter is Bill O'Herlihy.
