Fifty Thousand Dead

Two weeks ago, dead fish began appearing in the River Blackwater along a 40 km stretch between Banteer and Killavullen. Initial estimates suggested 400–500 dead, with early speculation pointing to a natural algal or fungal cause.

Today, two weeks later, that number has grown to 40–50 thousand, and investigations have ruled out natural causes. Instead, the official report describes it only as ‘some irritant’ being introduced into the environment.

I’m sorry, but in what universe is it acceptable to explain away 50,000 dead fish as simply the result of ‘an irritant’?

Someone knows what happened. But I suspect most of the community that lives beside, and depends on, this part of the Blackwater may never be told.


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