Minister acts against salmon firm

MINISTER for the Marine Dermot Ahern says he has taken action against a company, owned by a board member of the State body responsible for marine protection, which stands accused of dumping thousands of dead fish in a bog.

The Minister also agreed in principle that someone who has broken environmental law should not be a board member of a State agency with an environmental remit.

Marine Institute board member John O’Carroll is a director of ISPG - the largest salmon export company in Ireland - and owns a salmon farm in the Connemara Gaeltacht area of Co Galway.