TD wants EPA and Inland Fisheries Ireland to account for their actions after Blackwater fish kill

Reports on at least 10 companies the EPA has said it is 'considering' are due to be published in the coming days
TD wants EPA and Inland Fisheries Ireland to account for their actions after Blackwater fish kill

One of the fish affected by the recent fish kill in the River Blackwater, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

A TD has called for the Environmental Protection Agency and Inland Fisheries Ireland to account for their actions in relation to what is Ireland's biggest fish kill.

Up to 50,000 fish died in the River Blackwater after pollution on or around August 11 is believed to have entered the river via one of its tributaries, the River Allow.

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