Environmental officer incensed at remarks by Inland Fisheries Ireland

An environmental health and safety officer for one of the three contracted firms being prosecuted for an alleged fish kill has said staff were incensed by an Inland Fisheries Ireland description of their actions as “panicked”.

Byrne Looby Partners Water Services Ltd, Rivus Ltd, and Wills Bros Ltd are being prosecuted by Inland Fisheries Ireland over an alleged incident on May 10, 2017, during work on the Bandon flood relief scheme in Co Cork.

The project was described in court as the biggest of its kind currently being undertaken in Europe.