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Submitter
Name Inland Fisheries Ireland Inland Fisheries Ireland
Address 3044 Lake Drive Citywest Business Campus Dublin D24 CK66
Note
In relation to application
File Number 2560402
Name McBride Trevor
Address Shanemullagh Clontibret Co. Monaghan RECEIVED: 12/11/2025
IIE Baile Átha Cliath, 3044 Céide an Locha, Campas Gnó Larthar Na Cathrach, Baile Átha Cliath 24, D24 Y265
IFI Dublin, 3044 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, D24 Y265
+353(0)1 8842 600 - dublin@fisheriesireland.ie - www.fisheriesireland.ie
Planning Department,
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street
Monaghan
12th November, 2025
Re: Planning Application – T. McBride
Planning Ref: 2560402
Dear Sir/Madam,
We refer to the above mentioned application for permission to construct 1 no. poultry house, etc., at
Shanemullagh, Clontibret.
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is a statutory agency responsible for inland fisheries in Ireland. Under section 7(1) of
the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010) the principal function of IFI is the protection, management and
conservation of the inland fisheries resource.
The site is located in Cor/Clontibret River catchment. This river is valuable from a fisheries perspective as it
contains salmonid spawning and nursery habitat and supports stocks of brown trout among other species.
The WFD Ecological status of the waterbody at this location, Clontibret_020, is Moderate and is At Risk of not
achieving Good status.
IFI has the following recommendations regarding this application:
• The number of poultry housed should not exceed that in the application.
• All effluent, soiled water and solid wastes should be stored on site in adequately sized and sited watertight
structures.
• Buildings shall comply with Department of Agriculture standards and regulations.
• All effluent and wash water to be disposed of by landspreading should be carried out in accordance with
the Department of Agriculture’s booklet Good Farming Practice.
• The EPA’s Pollution Impact Potential Maps should be referred to in relation to land -spreading locations
associated with this facility.
Monaghan County Council’s recently published report A Baseline Study Quantifying the Scale of the Poultry
Industry and Identifying Environmental Impacts of the Poultry Sector within County Monaghan included the
following conclusion regarding water and hydrology “improvements are needed to ensure greater monitoring,
control and enforcement over the transport and use of organic fertiliser. Of particular importance is adherence
to the requirements of the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations
2017.”
Therefore, it is vital that any land spreading associated with this application is strictly controlled and ideally should
be carried out in low risk areas in order to protect surface waters.
Please notify us of your full decision in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Michaela Kirrane,
Senior Fisheries Environmental Officer, IFI Dublin RECEIVED: 12/11/2025