Thousands of fish wiped out in pivotal Munster river after suspected chemical spill

At least 5,000 fish, including salmon, trout, and lamprey were killed along a 4km stretch of Cork's River Allow

It is feared that at least 5,000 fish, including salmon, trout, and lamprey were killed along a 4km stretch of the Allow, in north Cork, an important tributary of the Blackwater. 

Thousands of fish and eels have been wiped out on a pivotal Munster fishery following a suspected chemical spill from a state-owned water treatment plant.

Investigations into the kill are underway with several state bodies involved.