Probe into source of serious oil spillage in Mayo county town river

Mayo County Council and the Inland Fisheries are trying to establish the source of a oil leak that has entered the Castlebar Town River from an underground steam at Linenhall Street.

They have installed a number of oil dams to try and contain the spillage from moving further down stream.

The river is a tributary of the Moy, one of the Europe's premier salmon fishing rivers.

So it is imperative that this particular spillage is cleaned up.and source discovered urgently.

Councillor Ger Deere has appealed to anyone who might have any information regarding where the cause of this particular leak is to contact the council at (094) 9064000 or him at (087) 7724419.