Cork councillors criticise fisheries minister for failure to compensate anglers after Blackwater fish kill

Councillors had also asked Timmy Dooley to commit to installing pollution monitors and to reopen a game fish hatchery

Up to 50,000 salmon, trout and coarse fish were killed in the River Blackwater in August. Picture: Facebook

A Government minister has come in for stinging criticism after failing to commit to compensate angling interests or install pollution monitors along the River Blackwater in Co Cork following the biggest fish kill in the State’s history.

Councillors representing the North Cork region had written to the Timmy Dooley, who is charge of fisheries, seeking these measures after up to 50,000 salmon, trout and coarse fish were killed in the river in August. The monitors would provide real-time information to ensure a speedier response to any future incidents.