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14 August 2025 / The Irish Times / Olivia Kelleher
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Anglers fear up to 46,000 fish dead after 'devastating' kill on Blackwater in Co Cork

River Blackwater (between Lombardstown and Killavullen), County Cork, Ireland

A large fish kill on a 30 km stretch of the River Blackwater in north County Cork has reportedly killed thousands of fish; Inland Fisheries Ireland estimates 8,000–10,000 wild fish, while local angling groups put mortality as high as 46,000. Preliminary sampling indicates fungal infection on many fish, but no evidence to date links the kill to a licensed discharge.


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