West Cork Distillers plead guilty to effluent discharge

West Cork Distillers, of Marsh Road, Skibbereen, pleaded guilty at Skibbereen District Court today, to three charges relating to the incident which happened on 21 July last year.

However, the company denied they were responsible for the fish kill, a claim which was not accepted by Judge James McNulty. He adjourned the case to give the company the opportunity to make amends"in a significant way for the harm they had done, and the reputational risk they had created for themselves, the whiskey industry and wonderful west Cork".

He said that to his knowledge there were 26 organisations involved with Tidy Towns in west Cork and if the company returned in a fortnight's time with 26 drafts made out to each of these organisations in the sum of €1,000 each, he would be prepared to deal with the matter leniently.

I've never seen a sozzled fish?

Wow! Disincentive not! Take your chances, dump your crap and maybe get a slap on the wrist 🙄 thelawisanass thejudgeisanass

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