Calls for public inquiry over one of Europe's largest illegal dumps
Some politicians and environmental activists are calling for a public inquiry after two men were jailed last week for their roles in one of Europe's largest illegal dumps outside Londonderry. Paul Doherty, 67, of Culmore Road, Derry, admitted seven charges between 2007 and 2013 relating to the contaminated Mobuoy dump at Campsie and was sentenced to one year in prison. Co-defendant Gerard Farmer, 56, of Westlake in Derry, pleaded guilty to three charges between 2011 and 2013 and was jailed for 21 months. The judge at Londonderry Crown Court said they had " acted deliberately " and been "entirely motivated by financial gain". Radio Foyle's North West Today programme has been to the site at Campsie to meet environmental activist, Dean Blackwood. Mr Blackwood, a director at Faughan Anglers and principal planner for the Department of Environment up until 2013, said there was a "bubbling lake of toxic waste and no proper remedi...