Slurry pit collapse leads to death of 150 trout in river

Inland Fisheries Ireland yesterday confirmed it is investigating a slurry spill which caused a fish kill in a river near Ballylongford, Co Kerry.

It resulted in the deaths of 150 brown trout, hundreds of stickleback, an eel, and a flounder.

IFI officers responded to a call from Kerry County Council regarding the incident on a farm in the Kilgarvan area last Saturday. The farmer had reported the incident through an emergency number.