Skibbereen fish kill case against distillery withdrawn by Inland Fisheries Ireland

Due to 'difficulties within Inland Fisheries Ireland', it will not be proceeding with the case

Fish samples at the scene of the fish kill along the River Ilen in Skibbereen in West Cork in 2021.

A case brought against one of the country’s largest Irish-owned distillery companies by Inland Fisheries Ireland has been withdrawn in the the district court.

Vincent Coakley, solicitor for Inland Fisheries Ireland, told Skibbereen District Court that his client would be withdrawing prosecution proceedings against West Cork Distillers, of Marsh Rd, Skibbereen, Co Cork, that were brought two years ago in relation to an alleged fish kill in the llen River in Skibbereen.