Cork remediation services: 24/7 oil spill clean-up and groundwater work, plus solar PV, from Verdé’s office at Airport East
Verdé’s Cork office is at Airport East Business & Technology Park, Farmer’s Cross, 6 km from the city centre in a straight line. More households heat with oil in Cork than in any other county: 82,587 of 210,918 (Census 2022).
Last updated by Verdé Environmental Group
Straight-line distances from Verdé’s Cork office. Larger dots are larger towns.
- Cork households heat with oil, the most of any county
- 82,587
- the year Verdé opened its Airport East offices
- 2017
- spill line: 0818 714 002
- 24/7
Key takeaways
- Verdé’s Cork office is at Unit 3, Airport East Business & Technology Park, Farmer’s Cross, T12 T854; phone 021 236 4679.
- 82,587 Cork households heat with oil, more than in any other county (Census 2022).
- 34,934 Cork households draw water from a private source such as a well: nearly one in five of all such households in Ireland.
- From the office it is 6 km to Cork city centre, 35 km to Mallow and 70 km to Bantry in a straight line.
Verdé Environmental Group provides remediation services from a staffed office at Airport East Business & Technology Park in Cork, opened in 2017, that covers Cork city and county along with Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Clare. From it Verdé provides 24/7 oil spill clean-up, hydrogeology and groundwater work, noise and air monitoring, licence support and solar PV.
This page covers Cork city and county. The same office also looks after Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Clare, which will get pages of their own. For what a service involves rather than where it is offered, see the services list; for a leak happening now, go straight to oil spill clean-up.
What remediation and environmental work does Verdé do in Cork?
From its office at Airport East, Verdé Environmental Group provides remediation services (oil spill clean-up, hydrogeology and groundwater work) as well as solar PV, due diligence and compliance consultancy, noise and air monitoring and EPA licence support across Cork city and county. The spill line, 0818 714 002, is open at any hour.
Oil spill clean-up in Cork
Cork has 82,587 households on oil heating, 39% of the county and the largest number in any Irish county. For a leaking tank or line in the city or the county, ring 0818 714 002 at any hour.
Hydrogeology and groundwater in Cork
34,934 Cork households (17%) rely on a private water source such as a well, against 10% nationally. Hydrogeology and groundwater resource development were among the services Verdé named when it opened its Cork office in 2017.
Solar PV in Cork
Verdé designs and installs solar PV for homes, farms and businesses, with battery storage where it suits. 27% of Cork households already report a renewable energy source (Census 2022), against 23% nationally.
Environmental consultancy in Cork
Due diligence before a sale, compliance audits and monitoring programmes for sites across Cork city and county. Due diligence and ecological services were both on the list when the Cork office opened in 2017.
Air, noise and acoustics in Cork
Noise and air monitoring for planning conditions, licences and complaints, a Cork office service since 2017. The service page sets out which standard applies to which job.
EPA and IPC licensing in Cork
Advice on EPA and IPC licences and the monitoring a licence requires. Verdé named licence advice and monitoring among its Cork services in 2017; the service page explains which authorisation a site needs.
In Cork since 2010
Verdé had a smaller presence in Cork from 2010. It launched its present offices at Airport East Business & Technology Park on 13 September 2017, after three years in which, it said, business had grown by 30% (Verdé news).
Two councils
Cork City Council and Cork County Council are separate bodies, and the city council’s area was extended in 2019. Check which one covers the address before you report pollution or apply for a licence; the towns table on this page shows the council for each place.
How does Cork heat its homes and get its water?
39% of Cork’s 210,918 households heat with oil and 35% with natural gas (Census 2022). 17% have a private water source, against 10% nationally, and 26% have their own septic tank.
| Measure | Households in Cork | Share in Cork | Share in Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil central heating | 82,587 | 39% | 39% |
| Natural gas central heating | 73,389 | 35% | 33% |
| Electric central heating | 25,086 | 12% | 12% |
| Coal, peat or wood central heating | 12,705 | 6% | 9% |
| Other fuel, no central heating or not stated | 17,151 | 8% | 8% |
| Water from a private source that is not a group scheme | 34,934 | 17% | 10% |
| Own septic tank | 55,818 | 26% | 25% |
| Home built in 2000 or earlier | 139,851 | 66% | 65% |
| All households | 210,918 | 100% | 100% |
The most oil-heated homes in the country
Cork’s 39% is level with the national share, but Cork is Ireland’s largest county, so the count is the highest anywhere: 82,587 households. 69,344 of them are in the county council area and 13,243 in the city.
Nearly a fifth of Ireland’s private water sources
34,934 Cork households take water from a private source that is not a group scheme, out of 182,192 nationally. Where an oil tank and a well share a site, tell the duty engineer on the first call.
Septic tanks and older buildings
55,818 Cork households have their own septic tank. 139,851 (66%) live in homes built in 2000 or earlier, and the HSA flags pre-2000 buildings for asbestos checks before refurbishment or demolition (HSA).
Heat with oil
39% Cork
39% Ireland
Water from a private source
17% Cork
10% Ireland
Own septic tank
26% Cork
25% Ireland
Home built in 2000 or earlier
66% Cork
65% Ireland
How far is Verdé’s Cork office from your town?
Verdé’s Cork office is at Farmer’s Cross, on the south side of the city. In a straight line it is 6 km from the city centre, 6 km from Carrigaline, 22 km from Midleton, 35 km from Mallow, 38 km from Clonakilty and 70 km from Bantry in the far west.
- Verdé, Cork: 0 km
Carrigaline6 km
Cork city centre6 km
Cobh12 km
Kinsale16 km
Bandon22 km
Midleton22 km
Macroom34 km
Fermoy35 km
Mallow35 km
Clonakilty38 km
Youghal44 km
Charleville58 km
Skibbereen64 km
Bantry70 km
Cork distance and council check
Pick your town and what you need. You get the distance from Airport East, your council and the number to ring.
Pick your town and what you need. The answer gives the distance and who to ring.
Every town and distance as a table
| Town | Population, Census 2022 | Distance from Cork | Direction from the office | Council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigaline | 18,239 | 6 km | south-east | Cork County Council |
| Cork city centre | Cork city and suburbs: 222,526 | 6 km | north | Cork City Council |
| Cobh | 14,148 | 12 km | east | Cork County Council |
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 16 km | south | Cork County Council |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 22 km | south-west | Cork County Council |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 22 km | east | Cork County Council |
| Macroom | 4,096 | 34 km | west | Cork County Council |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 35 km | north | Cork County Council |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 35 km | north | Cork County Council |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 38 km | south-west | Cork County Council |
| Youghal | 8,564 | 44 km | east | Cork County Council |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 58 km | north | Cork County Council |
| Skibbereen | 2,903 | 64 km | south-west | Cork County Council |
| Bantry | 2,929 | 70 km | west | Cork County Council |
Straight-line distances from the Cork office to each town centre, to the nearest kilometre, with positions from OpenStreetMap. A drive is longer, and in West Cork a good deal longer. Town populations are Census 2022 built-up areas; the city figure is Cork city and suburbs.
Who do you tell about an oil spill in Cork?
Ring Verdé on 0818 714 002 for the clean-up. When oil has reached a drain, a stream or someone else’s land, tell Cork City Council on 021 492 4000 if the address is in the city, or Cork County Council on 021 453 2700 if it is in the county.
If oil is leaking now in the city or anywhere in the county
Then ring Verdé on 0818 714 002; the Cork office is beside Cork Airport.
If it has reached a drain, a stream or someone else’s land
Then tell Cork City Council (021 492 4000) or Cork County Council (021 453 2700), whichever covers the address.
If a river, stream or lake is hit, or fish are in distress
Then also ring Inland Fisheries Ireland on 0818 34 74 24.
If it is night-time, or you do not know which council covers the place
Then the national line, 1800 365 123, is open 24 hours.
| Who | What they do | How to reach them |
|---|---|---|
| Verdé 24/7 spill line | Clean-up and the investigation after it, at any hour. | 0818 714 002 · Any hour, every day |
| Cork City Council | City or county council, whichever covers the address. | 021 492 4000 · environment@corkcity.ie |
| Cork County Council | City or county council, whichever covers the address. | 021 453 2700 · environ@corkcoco.ie |
| National Environmental Complaints Line | Pollution reports, day or night (EPA complaint guide). | 1800 365 123 · Open 24 hours, 7 days a week |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland | Rivers, streams, lakes and fish in distress. | 0818 34 74 24 · Confidential line, 24 hours |
What to do in Cork, by situation
If oil is leaking now in the city or anywhere in the county
then ring Verdé on 0818 714 002; the Cork office is beside Cork Airport.
If it has reached a drain, a stream or someone else’s land
then tell Cork City Council (021 492 4000) or Cork County Council (021 453 2700), whichever covers the address.
If it is night-time, or you do not know which council covers the place
then the national line, 1800 365 123, is open 24 hours.
If a river, stream or lake is hit, or fish are in distress
then also ring Inland Fisheries Ireland on 0818 34 74 24.
If the site holds an EPA licence
then report it under the licence; the EPA deals with licensed sites itself.
If nothing is leaking and the work is planned
then use the contact page; Verdé replies within one working day.
Contact details are as printed in the EPA’s guide, How to Make an Environmental Complaint (November 2025), which gives environment@corkcity.ie for the city and environ@corkcoco.ie for the county. For first steps at the tank, read the first hour of a heating oil leak.
What has Verdé done from its Cork office?
Verdé’s Cork office opened in 2017 and covers Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Clare. Its published work from that region so far is in County Clare; Cork case studies will be added as Verdé approves them for publication.
2017
Cork offices opened at Airport East
Farmer’s Cross, Cork
- Launched on 13 September 2017
- Verdé had a smaller presence in Cork from 2010
2023
Lake water quality monitoring
Co. Clare and Co. Wicklow
- Monthly sampling of 19 lakes in Clare and six in Wicklow
- Boat-trained samplers, for Water Framework Directive monitoring
2023
Remediation phase at Clarecastle
Clarecastle, Co. Clare
- Part of a five-year environmental consultancy contract that began in 2020
- Remediation phase reported in December 2023
Is this right for you?
This is a fit if
- A heating oil leak at one of Cork’s 82,587 oil-heated homes, from Mallow to Bantry.
- A spill near a well: 34,934 Cork households use a private water source.
- Soil, groundwater, noise or air to assess for planning, a licence or a sale in the city or county.
- An escape of oil claim in Cork that needs sampling and a written report.
- Solar PV or an energy upgrade for a home or business in Cork.
This is not a fit if
- Asbestos removal: Verdé surveys and tests, and a specialist contractor removes it.
- A boiler service or a fuel delivery, which is for a heating engineer or a fuel supplier.
- A fire or an injury: ring 999 or 112 first.
If you cannot tell whether a Cork job is one for Verdé, ring the Cork office on 021 236 4679 or email cork@verde.ie. You will get a straight yes or no.
What should you weigh up before choosing a firm in Cork?
In a county as large as Cork, the first question is where the firm’s people are based. After that it is whether the spill line is open at night, who does the work and what is certified. Verdé’s answers are below.
| Criterion | Verdé | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest staffed office | Cork office | In the county, beside Cork Airport. The towns listed on this page are between 6 km (Carrigaline) and 70 km (Bantry) away in a straight line. |
| Councils | Cork City Council and Cork County Council | Report to the one that covers the address. |
| In Cork since | 2010, with the Airport East office open since September 2017 | From Verdé’s 2017 Cork news story. |
| Spill line | 0818 714 002, at any hour | Answered day and night, every day of the year. |
| Track record | Since 2002, with more than 6,000 oil spill projects | ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certified. |
| Price | Quoted once the site and the scope are known | No fixed price is published. |
Remediation services in Cork: questions people ask
Still have a question? Call 01 201 1260 or email info@verde.ie.
Where is Verdé’s Cork office?
At Unit 3, Airport East Business & Technology Park, Farmer’s Cross, Cork, T12 T854. The phone number is 021 236 4679 and the email is cork@verde.ie. It is 6 km from Cork city centre and 6 km from Carrigaline in a straight line. Verdé launched these offices on 13 September 2017.
How many homes in Cork heat with oil?
82,587 households, 39% of the 210,918 in Cork city and county, on census night in April 2022. That is the largest number in any Irish county. 69,344 are in the county council area and 13,243 in the city, where natural gas heats 61% of homes.
Who do I report an oil spill to in Cork?
Cork City Council, on 021 492 4000, for an address in the city, and Cork County Council, on 021 453 2700, for one in the county. The National Environmental Complaints Line, 1800 365 123, is open 24 hours a day. If a river or lake is affected, ring Inland Fisheries Ireland on 0818 34 74 24. For the clean-up, ring Verdé on 0818 714 002.
Does Verdé’s Cork office cover Kerry and Limerick?
Yes. The Cork office is the one Verdé lists for Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Clare. Its Castlebar office covers the west and north-west and its Kilcoole head office the east. For a spill in any county the number is the same: 0818 714 002, at any hour.
My house has its own well. What happens if oil leaks near it?
Tell the duty engineer on the first call to 0818 714 002. 34,934 Cork households, 17% of the county, take their water from a private source such as a well. Verdé’s clean-up treats affected soil and groundwater, and the final report sets out the sampling results.
Does Verdé install solar panels in Cork?
Yes. Verdé designs and installs solar PV for homes and businesses, with battery storage as an option. 27% of Cork households already reported a renewable energy source in Census 2022. Verdé’s published installations so far are a 94 kWp commercial system in Dublin, a 10.44 kWp one in Wicklow and a 6.2 kWp home system in Castlebar.
What does Verdé’s Cork office do besides oil spills?
Hydrogeology and groundwater resource development, due diligence before a property sale, noise and air monitoring, ecological services and EPA licence advice and monitoring. Those are the services Verdé named when it opened the office in 2017. It had a smaller presence in Cork from 2010.
How quickly can Verdé reach a spill in West Cork?
No fixed arrival time is published. Ring 0818 714 002 at any hour and the duty engineer confirms the response on the call. In a straight line the Cork office is 38 km from Clonakilty, 64 km from Skibbereen and 70 km from Bantry, and the roads make the journey longer.
Terms used on this page
- Private water source
- A household’s own supply, such as a well, outside the public main and group schemes: 34,934 Cork homes, about a fifth of Ireland’s total.
- Local authority
- The council for an address. Cork has two: Cork City Council and Cork County Council.
- Straight-line distance
- Measured on a map, ignoring roads: the Cork office to Bantry is 70 km.
Sources and further reading
- Census 2022 Small Area Population StatisticsCentral Statistics Office, 2023. Cork’s oil-heated homes and private water supplies, with sewerage, building age and town populations.
- How to Make an Environmental ComplaintEnvironmental Protection Agency, 2025. Contact details for Cork City Council and Cork County Council.
- Verde Expands in CorkVerdé Environmental Group, 2017. The opening of the Airport East offices on 13 September 2017, the presence in Cork since 2010 and the services offered from Cork.
- Contact usInland Fisheries Ireland, checked 11 November 2026. The 24-hour line for pollution in rivers and lakes.
- Safety alert: asbestos-containing materials on demolition and refurbishment sitesHealth and Safety Authority, 2022. Why buildings from before 2000 need an asbestos check before work starts.
- OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap contributors, checked 11 November 2026. Positions of the Cork towns, from Carrigaline to Bantry.
- Contact Verdé: Kilcoole, Castlebar and CorkVerdé Environmental Group, checked 11 November 2026. The Cork office address at Airport East.
Tell us what is happening in Cork
What we ask for
- The address or Eircode, and whether it is in the city or the county.
- What it is: a leak, a survey, an assessment, dewatering or solar.
- For a leak: what leaked, roughly how much, and whether it reached a drain, a stream or a well.
- For planned work: the date you need it by, and any planning or licence reference.
Reply
Within one working day.
For a spill or pollution incident, phone 0818 714 002 at any hour.
Office 01 201 1260 or info@verde.ie
More counties Verdé covers
- County WicklowHome of Verdé’s head office and laboratory in Kilcoole.
- County DublinBasement dewatering, city solar and spill response from Kilcoole.
- County KildareDewatering in Naas and oil spill response across the county.
- County MayoVerdé’s Castlebar office, in a county where six homes in ten heat with oil.
- Remediation services by countyThe three offices and the counties each one looks after.
Related pages
- Oil spill clean-upThe 24/7 line and the four stages of a clean-up.
- Hydrogeology and groundwaterWells, abstraction, groundwater models and monitoring.
- Solar PVSolar for homes, businesses and larger sites.
- Air, noise and acousticsWhich assessment and standard applies to which job.
- EPA and IPC licensingWhich authorisation applies and how to get it.
- The first hour of a heating oil leakWhat to do at the tank before anyone arrives.