Kukoon Rugs fined after pleading guilty to doing unauthorised work affecting Newry Canal

Kukoon Rugs fined after pleading guilty to doing unauthorised work affecting Newry Canal

A Northern Ireland rug company with a global trade of over £20m has pleaded guilty to doing unauthorised work affecting Newry Canal. Family run business, ‘Kukoon Rugs’ entered the plea at Newry Magistrates Court this week and has been fined £1,000. Concerns about works affecting the canal banks were initially raised in November 2023 leading to a PSNI investigation and a PPS decision to prosecute made this September. The Department for Communitie…