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Agriland
a day ago
- Agriland
Farmer convicted at Tyrone court for water pollution offence
A Co. Tyrone farmer pleaded guilty and was convicted at Dungannon Magistrates' Court today (Monday, June 9) in relation to a water pollution offence. Harry Brown (62), Lurganeden Road, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone, pleaded guilty and was fined £1,500 plus a £15 offenders levy for a pollution offence that had impacted the Claggan River – a tributary of the Ballinderry River which flows into Lough Neagh. Dungannon Magistrates' Court heard that Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) water quality inspectors responded to a water pollution incident that took place between June 12 and June 13 last year. The NIEA inspectors discovered that 'dark grey coloured agricultural effluent was flowing along a ditch, alongside the Pomeroy Road, before discharging to the Claggan River'. The court was also informed that the inspectors 'traced the flow of effluent to farm premises at Lurganeden Road'. Brown, who was present on the farm, told the inspectors that he had been cleaning out one of the poultry houses. Dungannon Magistrates' Court also heard that a 'nearby wooded area was inspected and dark grey coloured agricultural effluent was observed to be actively flowing through that area, and then entering land drainage pipes, before discharge to the waterway'. Pollution As part of the investigation, a statutory sample of the discharge was collected and analysed. The sample results indicated that the sample 'contained poisonous, noxious or polluting matter which would have been potentially harmful to aquatic life in a receiving waterway'. According to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) it is an offence under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 to 'make a polluting discharge to a waterway'. Water pollution management in Northern Ireland has been divided into nine areas. Each of the nine areas is staffed by an environmental health (rivers) officer (EHRO) or senior water quality inspector (SWQI) and a number of water quality inspectors (WQIs) who act as field agents on behalf of DAERA. If a pollution incident is reported to DAERA or is discovered during its work, the pollution response team 'will find and stop the source of the pollution, identify the polluter and when necessary collect enough evidence to secure a prosecution'. The department has also advised that if anyone wants to report a pollution incident they can call a 24-hour NIEA incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60.
The Independent
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Jack O'Connell recalls being ‘daunted' by Michael Caine spitting experience
Jack O'Connell opened up about the intimidating experience of working with Michael Caine in the early days of his career. The Sinners actor, 34, is rumoured to have been dubbed a 'star of the future' by the Oscar winner after he impressed him on the set of Daniel Barber's action thriller Harry Brown when he was a teenager. O'Connell, who found fame as James Cook in the teen drama Skins, admitted filming alongside Caine had been 'daunting' but one gruelling scene secured him the huge compliment from the esteemed actor. Speaking to The Guardian, O'Connell said: 'Michael Caine had me tied up to a chair, interrogating me. I had to spit in his face, which was massively daunting. 'I think it was doing that that caused him to come out with that ['star of the future']. I've not forgotten it,' he added. 'It was totally mind-blowing for a 19-year-old to be working with someone like Michael Caine, a hugely important actor for young, working-class actors.' O'Connell grew up in Derby. His father was Irish and worked on the railways and his mum worked for the airline British Midland. He described his comprehensive school as 'brutal' and 'rough as f***' and, aged 12, he was sent to boxing and army cadets. However, O'Connell's drama teacher spotted his potential and encouraged him to audition for the Television Workshop in Nottingham at 13. Two years later, he was cast as Pukey Nicholls in Shane Meadows' This Is England. Routinely cast as a delinquent in both screen and stage projects, the actor had his own brush with the law in his youth and was arrested aged 17 for drink driving. "And that was at the time when I was trying to be an actor at the Royal Court," O'Connell said. 'I was in real court the day I was starting a play called Scarborough at the Royal Court in London – waiting to find out if I was getting a custodial sentence.' O'Connell, who most recently starred in Michael B Jordan's genre-mashing vampire film Sinners received a suspended sentence and continued to perform in Deborah Bruce's play, which garnered rave reviews. O'Connell's comments arrive after Michael Caine divided fans last month by sharing a petition calling for a new general election. The synopsis for the petition read: 'I would like there to be another General Election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election.' 'This doesn't surprise me,' one social media user responded to the actor, who has previously been a vocal Brexit and Boris Johnson supporter.
