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Uisce Éireann fined over sludge discharge that 'wiped out' all fish life on river

An iron sludge discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce Éireann was the cause of an ‘ecological tragedy’ that wiped out all fish life over a 2.6km river, a court has heard. At Ennis District Court, Judge ...

19 Feb 2024 at 15:35

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Fish kill occurs following chemical leakage at Kiltimagh Water Treatment Plant

UISCE Éireann has accepted responsibility for a serious fish kill which occurred in Kiltimagh in 2021. Inland Fisheries Ireland, the State agency responsible for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats, investigated a ...

17 Jan 2024 at 13:01

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Fisheries Ireland accused of failing Mayo lakes

MANAGEMENT PLAN NEEDED Ballinrobe FG councillor, Michael Burke. Anton McNulty The role of Inland Fisheries Ireland in the management of the lakes in Mayo was heavily criticised at a recent Mayo County Council meeting, with one councillor ...

17 Dec 2019 at 12:38

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Pike-control measures must remain in place – anglers

A FINE CATCH Kieran Foley, a member of Westport Trout Anglers, proudly displays an 8.5lb brown trout he caught on Lough Mask. Trout anglers have expressed fears that a lack of pike control measures will devastate such brown trout stocks....

20 Feb 2018 at 12:02

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Erris men caught with poached sea trout and salmon in car boot

Erris men caught with poached sea trout and salmon in car boot TWO men who were prosecuted for poaching in a Ballycroy river had their charges struck out after they donated €300 each to the Achill Lifeboat. Paudge McHugh of Tarsaghaun, ...

19 Mar 2013 at 10:15

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Uisce Éireann convicted and fined over major fish kill following 'harmful' discharge

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has welcomed the successful prosecution and conviction of Uisce Éireann following a harmful discharge that resulted in a large fish kill earlier this year. At Mallow District Court this Monday, Judge ...

16 Dec 2024 at 17:42

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Uisce Éireann fined €4,000 for causing 'significant' Mayo fish kill

A DISCHARGE of raw sewage from an overflow tank in a south Mayo wastewater pumping station resulted in the death of nearly 1,000 fish in a Claremorris lake. Uisce Éireann, the state owned water utility company formerly known as ...

08 Jan 2025 at 10:00

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Pollution warning to Mayo farmers when spreading slurry

Inland Fisheries Ireland has appealed to Mayo farmers to take all precautionary measures to help prevent water pollution when spreading slurry in 2025. Farmers in Mayo have been permitted to spread slurry since Thursday, ...

30 Jan 2025 at 20:00

Report published on escaped fish farm salmon in Mayo

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Report published on fish farm escape salmon in Mayo

A new IFI study has revealed that a proportion of the salmon captured after a farm escape at Killary Harbour last year were sexually mature enough to breed with wild populations. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) ...

21 Jan 2025 at 21:00

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Epic journey for salmon returning to Mayo river

A long journey home for a Mayo salmon. The Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) picked up a trail of salmon that swam from Greenland back to its native river Eriff. The IFI data suggests that the fish swam an epic ...

22 Jan 2025 at 15:58

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