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| Downtown Cork City, Ireland. Credit; Rob and Tom |
We visited the city of Cork, Ireland in the spring of 2015 and keep up with news of Ireland. We love Ireland, although we will say that the city of Cork was not our favorite place... other than our visit to the famous Cork County Gaol (Jail) - which is a MUST-see. We remember walking through the city and it seemed much more downtrodden than other cities and towns we visited. Well, apparently, they have a rat problem - but rats are coming up in toilets! At least it did in this particular story from the Middleton area of town after flooding occurred. Hopefully once the flooding subsides, so will the rat problem, - Rob and Tom
Rat Watch in Cork City Toilets
From Cork City's Evening Echo: http://www.eveningecho.ie/ Tuesday, April 19, 2016
HOMEOWNERS have been advised to watch their backsides during
floods after a man in the Midleton area was bitten by a rat while
sitting on the toilet.
Yesterday, Councillor Noel Collins reported the incident to Cork County
Council during a Southern Area Meeting, after asking them to investigate
the possibility of flushing rat poison through the sewer system.
“The flooding resulted in another problem for residents, that of rat
infestation, which really upset many families, mentally and physically,
and indeed, one elderly gentleman suffered a rat bite to his posterior
while using his toilet, and had to receive immediate medical attention,”
he said.
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A plumber found a broken sewer pipe nearby, which is believed to have allowed the rat to enter the system.
The council warned that flushing rat poison through the public system could lead to contamination of other water sources, but said that Irish Water are responsible for vermin control within the system.
Cllr Collins added: “I would advise homeowners to keep their toilet seats down when not in use, and to watch their posteriors.”
