No fish kill recorded yet in polluted Glashaboy

Blue/grey discolouration of the water as a result of a pollution incident at the Glashaboy River in Glanmire.

Pollution appears to have impacted about 1km to 1.5km of the River Glashaboy in Glanmire, according to Inland Fisheries Ireland, who have confirmed that they are investigating an incident which took place on Monday morning.

No fish fatalities have been recorded so far, according to the IFI.

“IFI was first alerted to the incident by multiple calls to its hotline number, and staff were on the scene after the reports came in. The incident occurred on the tidal section of the Glashaboy River downstream from the bridge in Glanmire, Co. Cork,” a statement read.

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