Tirlán has been fined over 15 thousand euro following a pollution incident in a Monaghan river.
Inland Fisheries Ireland has welcomed the court ruling after Tirlán were found to have discharged high levels of “grossly polluting” matter into a wild brown trout spawning river.
Large volumes of white-coloured effluent from Tirlán’s dairy processing facility in Lough Egish Business Park, Co Monaghan were detected entering a tributary of the Knappagh River system - which flows into the River Erne.
Samples taken by IFI officers following the incident indicated high levels of organic material in the effluent that was toxic to fish, insects, and other aquatic life.
Tirlán entered a plea of guilty in relation to the pollution event, and must now pay €15,177 in legal costs and expenses.
They company also agreed to pay €5,000 to the Bawn Community Group to support the continued development and promotion of angling in the Bawn/Latton areas in Co Monaghan.
