{"id":1972917,"date":"2026-06-04T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1972917"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:46:16","slug":"river-glyde-more-than-20000-fish-killed-after-pollution-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1972917","title":{"rendered":"River Glyde: More than 20,000 fish killed after pollution incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Atlantic salmon are among the species of fish killed<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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More than 20,000 fish have been killed after a river in the Republic of Ireland was polluted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) said the “harmful ecological event”, covering a 15 mile (25km) stretch of the River Glyde in County Louth, was first discovered on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement IFI said the source of the pollution has been identified as an agricultural discharge and has been stopped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It added that a file is now being prepared for potential prosecution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Species of fish discovered dead include Atlantic salmon, eel, brown trout, pike, minnow, and coarse fish species.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The impacted area spans from Aclint Bridge in County Monaghan to Lynns Weir near Castlebellingham in County Louth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Inland Fisheries Ireland officers have been deploying kayak patrols to assess the affected areas<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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IFI said its officers have been conducting sampling and clean-up operations on the river, and deploying kayak, drone and foot patrols to assess the affected area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Water samples taken at the river have been sent for laboratory analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The agency’s eastern river basin district director Ronan Matson told Irish broadcaster RT\u00c9 the agricultural discharge is believed to have occurred upstream of the village of Tallanstown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Right now, you can see a few dead fish around Tallanstown,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Where I am it’s kind of washed down a bit but there are other locations where there’s thousands. So the current estimate is in excess of about 20,000 fish.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Matson said the majority of dead fish are made up of minnow and stickleback, which are both tiny, common, freshwater fish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Pollution will wash out relatively quickly, but it can take a few years for the fish to come back,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Matson added that the pollution appears to have occured away from where “most of the spawning seems to be occurring.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“So, there should be good regeneration once the source of pollution is stopped, which we’re confident it is,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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