Suspected slurry spill kills more than 1,200 fish in Cork

More than 1,200 fish have been killed in a suspected slurry spill.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016 - 15:20

More than 1,200 fish have been killed in a suspected slurry spill.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) said it was following a direct line of inquiry for the source of the large discharge of pollution into the Owentaraglin River in north-west Co Cork, a tributary of the Blackwater.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Cork Place: Owentaraglin River Place: Co Cork Place: Blackwater Place: Kiskeam Place: River Owentaraglin Person: Sean Long Organisation: Inland Fisheries Ireland Organisation: IFI Organisation: South Western River Basin District Organisation: EU

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