Co Roscommon river oil spill

The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board will consider legal action against a company responsible for an oil spill in the River Lung…

The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board will consider legal action against a company responsible for an oil spill in the River Lung near Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon.

A broken pipe is understood to have caused the pollution, which was notified to the county council last Tuesday and concerns a section of the river five miles downstream from Ballaghaderreen.

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