LIMERICK County Council are carrying out an investigation after a dead cow was reportedly dumped in the River Deel last week.
The animal carcass was discovered in the river near Belville Bridge, near Kilmeedy, last Thursday. The carcass was removed from the water for disposal by county council officials the following day.
A spokesperson for the council confirmed that the animal was removed promptly in a bid to remove the possibility of water contamination.
The Deel forms part of the county’s drinking water supply network, and flows from Dromina in North Cork to Newcastle West and Rathkeale, before entering the Shannon Estuary at Askeaton….
Limerick Leader 25/03/2013. Read the article ‘Council investigating after animal carcass found in County Limerick river’
