Whiskey producer told to pay €26k to Tidy Towns following West Cork fish kill

West Cork Distillers admitted polluting the River Ilen but denied responsibility for the death of 2,000 fish

Whiskey producer West Cork Distillers denied responsibility for the fish kill in the River Ilen. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Whiskey producer West Cork Distillers, which admitted polluting a Cork river but denied responsibility for the death of 2,000 fish, has been told to distribute €26,000 between all the region’s Tidy Towns.

The firm was told by Judge James McNulty that he would adjourn penalty on three counts of pollution until April 26 if €1,000 was presented to each of the 26 Tidy Town branches in West Cork.