Inland Fisheries Ireland statement re investigations in Cork/Kerry

Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) is undertaking three separate investigations in counties Cork and Kerry.

• IFI staff are investigating a fish kill at Curraghalicky Lake near Dunmanway, Co. Cork.
   

Several hundred juvenile bream have been recovered from the lake today.
IFI works with other government agencies in line with the new national interagency protocol for investigating significant fish kills - and the protocol has now been now activated in relation to this incident.
Relevant agencies have been notified including the Environmental Protection Agency, Cork County Council, the Marine Institute, and the River Basin Management Service.
 

• IFI is investigating a suspected pollution incident in the Ross River, Killavullen, Co. Cork, following a report of heavy discolouration in the river.
   

No dead fish have been reported yet and IFI was made aware of the issue through a call to its 24/7 confidential number. Cork County Council has been notified.
 

• IFI is also investigating a suspected pollution incident in the Deenagh River at Killarney, Co. Kerry.

No dead fish have been reported and Kerry County Council, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency are involved in the investigation.
Monitoring and assessment of the impacts at all three sites will continue to be undertaken.
IFI continues to urge the public to report issues of concern to its confidential 24/7 number, 0818 34 74 24.