Wexford County Council has issued a warning to dog-owners to be vigilant for so-called Palm Oil Fatbergs which may be washed up along the Wexford coast, as they can be particularly dangerous to dogs.
According to the Council, some of the substance has recently been found at the Raven, Curracloe. While the source of the material has not been confirmed, it believes the Palm Oil may have been part of a consignment that came off a ship in the English Channel about 18 months ago. The congealed substance has been turning up recently on beaches and coasts in Ireland and the UK following the incident.
It believes the fatbergs were washed ashore in Wexford following recent storms.
“The material is a solid white substance which is known as a ‘Palm Oil Fatberg’,” said Wexford County Council spokesperson David Minogue. “Individual deposits can range from the size of a golf ball to as big as a boulder and we are asking the public to be vigilant as this substance can be particularly harmful to dogs.”