INLAND Fisheries Ireland has confirmed it is investigating a pollution incident earlier today on the River Eany.
Local anglers say hundreds of small fish have been killed.
“We have identified the source of a pollution incident at a pipe on the river. The water has been badly discoloured as a result,” said a spokesman for IFI.
An initial brief inspection hasn’t located dead fish as yet, “but this could change when the water clears and that may take some time.”
Further inspections will take place this evening and again tomorrow.
One local angler who discovered dead salmon and trout told Donegal Daily however: “We have seen dozens of dead fish and we believe hundreds have been killed.
“The river is still very murky from the pollution and when that water clears the full devastation will become clear. It’s looking really bad.”
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