Louth Fish Kill 'Devastating for Biodiversity'

Source of major Louth fish kill was in County Monaghan, council confirms

Louth fish kill 'devastating for biodiversity'

A significant fish kill in a Co Louth river in which an estimated 20,000 fish died is "devastating for biodiversity", a minister has said.

Minister Dooley and IFI’s Dr Eamonn Kelly visit site of the fish-kill on the River Glyde in County Louth

Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment Timmy Dooley and CEO of IFI (Inland Fisheries Ireland) Dr Eamonn Kelly visited the site of the fish-kill on the River Glyde in County Louth today (Friday).

Agricultural discharge the ‘source of pollution’ at Louth river – IFI

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has said it is continuing to investigate a serious fish kill on the River Glyde in Co. Louth. IFI estimates that more than 20,000 fish have died in the incident over an approximate 25km stretch of the river. The impacted area spans from Aclint Bridge, Co. Monaghan to Lynns Weir, Castlebellingham, Co. Louth. IFI officers have been conducting sampling and clean-up operations on the river, and deploying kayak, drone a…