Irish Water fined €1k for contaminating Cork river 

Wastewater plant that discharges into the Brogeen river — home to the freshwater pearl mussel — should have been replaced in 2015

EPA inspector Dr John Feehan: 'Levels are still too high.' Picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

Irish Water has been fined €1,000 for contamination of a river and conservation area in Co Cork, which threatened the habitat of an endangered species of mussel.

The utility was before Dublin District Court following a 13-month adjournment of a prosecution brought by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).