Bandon fish pass 'not done right and starting to fall apart'

Ecologists says fish pass has failed and is blocking the migration of salmon, eels and lampreys

A drone view of the completed fish pass on the Bandon River in West Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

An ecologist who was involved in the initial baseline survey for the Bandon flood relief scheme has claimed elements of the finished project are not working and are harming fish in the Bandon River.

Dr William O'Connor, an aquatic ecologist who also operates Ecofact, an ecological and environmental consultancy, had tweeted that after two years of operation, the recently constructed fish pass on the Bandon River had "failed" and was blocking the migration of salmon, eels and lampreys in the river.