Louth TD Calls for Tougher Penalties Following River Glyde Fish Kill - 16/06/2026

A Louth TD has called for tougher penalties for environmental polluters following the devastating fish kill on the River Glyde, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated 20,000 fish and caused extensive damage to a 25-kilometre stretch of the river.Labour's Ged Nash has described the incident as an act of "ecocide" and argues that current environmental protection laws are not strong enough to deal with those responsible for serious pollution events. He says it is no longer acceptable for major environmental offences to be dealt with in the District Court and is calling for substantially larger fines and the introduction of prison sentences for the worst offenders.The Deputy raised the issue in the Dáil, pointing to recent cases where relatively modest fines were imposed following pollution incidents that caused significant damage to rivers and wildlife habitats.Deputy Ged Nash joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.