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Polluted water kills "extensive" amount of fish in Limerick

The incident is thought to have killed an “extensive” number of fish.

LIMERICK CITY AND County Council have said they are investigating a water pollution incident in the Drumcamogue river.

It is believed that an “extensive” number of trout and salmon may have been killed.

It has happened near the tributary of the Camogue River near Knocklong in East Limerick.

The council has said that they believe an agricultural source in Co Tipperary to be the most likely cause of the pollution.

Members of the public are assured that there is no danger to the public water supply.

Local news source Limerick Leader is reporting that slurry is believed to be the cause of the pollution but that this has yet to be confirmed.

The Limerick councils are believed to be working with Tipperary County Council and Inland Fisheries Ireland to find the source of the pollution incident.

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    Jun 9th 2015, 2:48 PM

    Goddamn farmers again, poisoning birds of prey, poisoning our rivers, deers and other native animals. Nothing but backward minded.

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    Jun 9th 2015, 3:04 PM

    All they care about is maximising profits

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    Jun 9th 2015, 3:07 PM

    ! We need an Animals Before Profit party to fight these capitalist farmers!

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    Jun 9th 2015, 2:50 PM

    Again?! FFS

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    Jun 9th 2015, 4:29 PM

    This should be used as motivation for the Limerick hurlers to beat them water polluting Tipp fcks . Hon Limerick

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    Jun 9th 2015, 2:52 PM

    Oh no I live here :(((

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    Jun 9th 2015, 4:41 PM

    You are flipped if you are a fish.

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    Jun 9th 2015, 10:21 PM

    It’s time more farms are run professionally with high standards for health and safety and environmental controls. If any other industry had as many deaths and caused as much pollution they would be shut down.

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    Jun 9th 2015, 9:43 PM

    But isn’t most rivers polluted anyway from the chemicals, antibiotics, medications released from urine etc and fluoride from processed water that ends back into rivers after being treated, this in turn has the effect of altering the fish and wildlife in the rivers. Then it is used again as drinking water???

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