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

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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

Fish kill occurs following chemical leakage at Kiltimagh Water Treatment Plant

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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

Fisheries Ireland accused of failing Mayo lakes

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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

Pike-control measures must remain in place – anglers

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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

Agricultural effluent run-off kills over 1,000 trout

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Agricultural effluent run-off kills over 1,000 trout

Anton McNulty Farmers have been asked to be extremely careful after over 1,000 wild brown trout were removed dead from a river near Claremorris as a result of agricultural effluent run-off. The devastating fish kill was discovered in ...

12 Jun 2018 at 12:39

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Anglers warned wild brown trout facing decimation

Anton McNulty AN environmental scientist has warned the future of the wild brown trout will be in jeopardy around western lakes and rivers if pikes are allowed to roam and freely breed. Over 200 anglers from all over Connacht were ...

26 Sept 2017 at 11:45

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Fishing group allegedly plans to introduce non-native fish to western waters

Anton McNulty INLAND Fisheries Ireland have said they are aware of plans by fishermen from the UK and Ireland to introduce non-native species of fish into lakes around the west of Ireland including Lough Mask and Lough Conn. An ...

07 Feb 2017 at 14:48

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Erris fishermen fined for drift-net fishing

Erris fishermen fined for drift net fishing THREE fishermen who were caught drift net fishing off the Erris coast were fined after they pleaded guilty to the offence at last week’s sitting of Belmullet District Court. SeΡn ...

19 May 2015 at 10:46

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Inland Fisheries Officers told their houses would be burned

Inland Fisheries Officers told their houses would be burned down A case in which a number of Inland Fisheries Officers were allegedly swung at with a hammer and told that their houses would be burned was adjourned to July ...

04 Jun 2013 at 10:24

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Fishermen ‘gave into temptation’ and used illegal net

Erris Fishermen ‘gave into temptation’ and used illegal net TWO Erris men who had valid licences for fishing salmon gave into temptation when they were having a poor season and used an illegal net to catch the fish. Tony ...

20 Jan 2015 at 12:53

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Salmon poacher’s car seized as he hid in forest

Salmon poacher’s car seized as he hid in forest A SALMON poacher who hid from fishery officers in forestry near Bangor Erris confessed his guilt after his car was seized and he was forced to claim it. Gerry Bourke of ...

16 Sept 2014 at 11:27

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Brothers fined for fishing during closed season

Brothers fined for fishing during closed season TWO brothers who were caught fishing during the closed season in Cong were both fined and ordered to pay costs at last Friday’s sitting of Castlebar District Court. ...

26 Mar 2013 at 11:47

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