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Wednesday, 10th June, 2026. Vol. 19, Issue 23 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
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Devastation on River Glyde as over 20,000 fish die following slurry dump
Valid until 23-06-2026
A SECTION of roughly 25kms of the River Glyde has been devastated after an incident of slurry dumping saw slurry flow from a stream close to Aclint Bridge on the Carrick-Ardee road into the main river killing thousands of fish including spring salmon which are very rare as well as trout, parr, roach, perch, pike, stone Loach, minnows and eels. The source of the pollution was identified as agricultural discharge from a location in County Monaghan, close to the Louth border. According to a spokesperson for the Dee and Glyde Development Association this is the worst incident of slurry dumping in living memory and it could potentially take twenty years for it to recover from this incident. “There is just a trail of dead fish in the river for maybe up to 25 kms. It’s just pure devastation and this has done untold harm to the river. Salmon stocks are already low and for anybody fishing on the river at the
moment there is a catch and release policy but this incident is the straw that will break the camel’s back,” said the spokesperson. “We were down at the river earlier and there are dead spring salmon which are very rare and then salmon fry (1-2 years of age), salmon smelts (2-3 years of age) as well as sea trout, brown trout, perch, pike, minnow, roach, stone loach and eels. I’m fishing a good many years now and I’ve never seen anything like what has happened here. “The water is very grey and the sewage is still running out. This has probably killed about four years worth of stock and as well as that it will in all likelihood kill the fish eggs on the river bed. The fish dig gravel and lay eggs before putting the gravel over it but this slurry acts like cement and hardens it up meaning the eggs can’t develop. The slurry takes oxygen out of the water and just kills all of the fish in its wake Continued on Page 2.
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