Concern over potential pollution threat to Mayo river

A potentially harmful substance is flowing into the Town River from stream at back of Linenhall Street in Castlebar, local Councillor Ger Deere is reporting.

He said: "I have this reported to environmental section Mayo County Council.

"If this substance turns out to be a pollutant it could have serious consequences as the Castlebar Town River flows into the River Moy one of Europe's premier salmon rivers."