Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
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Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan has made the following order and bye-laws as of Thursday 11 April: 1. Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order S.I. No. 81 of 2024 This order authorises the issue of commercial…
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has opened the second draw for anglers wishing to catch and keep salmon from Kerry’s Roughty River, following the first draw last month. ‘Brown tag’ regulations came into force on the river from 15 March and…
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The Loughs Agency has announced the launch of its Fisheries and Angling Improvement Strategy, accompanied by action plans for the Foyle and Carlingford catchment areas. This comprehensive strategy maps out the Loughs Agency’s commitment to the sustainable expansion of fisheries…
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Fines and Costs Totalling €8k Secured Against Two Dublin Men for Illegal Fish Netting in Laois
15th March 2024 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured convictions against two men for illegal netting, with fines and costs reaching €8,000. Valiulis Dalius and Bloslanas Dzapbarovas, both of Kilnamanagh in Dublin 24, were prosecuted for using a net to capture fish in…
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IFI Gains Convictions Against Three Men for Illegal Angling on Lough Sheelin
15th March 2024 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured convictions against three men in two separate cases of illegal angling on Lough Sheelin. Jason Bennett of Blue Ball, Co Offaly and Thomas McCarthy of Tullamore, Co Offaly were prosecuted for trolling — where…
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has opened the second draw for anglers wishing to catch and keep salmon from Cork’s Lower River Lee in 2024. ‘Brown tag’ regulations came into force on the river from 1 February and will remain in…
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured a prosecution against Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) after 40,000 litres of chemical leaked into a stream, killing 100 fish. The incident happened on 11 June 2022 at the Whelan’s Bridge Stream, a tributary…
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Ministers Launch €60m European Innovation Partnership to Help Farmers Improve Water Quality
7th March 2024 Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue was joined by Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Malcolm Noonan on the shores of Lough Ennell on Thursday (7 March) to officially launch the €60 million Water EIP ‘Farming for…
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has prosecuted a forestry owner who must now pay €10,000 for damage caused to a fish spawning habitat. Michael McHugh of Kilbride, Clonee, Co Meath was prosecuted for allowing large volumes of silt to wash into…
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The scale of poaching in some Irish rivers is so great that anglers are being driven away from the sport, the Seanad has heard. Senator Garret Ahearn raised concerns from the angling community amid a decline in the rate of…
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Sligo County Council to Pay €2,600 in Fines and Costs for Damage to Salmon Habitat
29th February 2024 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured a conviction against Sligo County Council for damage caused to a tributary of a river linked to a Special Area of Conservation. The incident happened at Carraun in Corballa, Co Sligo on a stream…
![Dead fish recovered from the Ballymacraven River in Ennistymon in May 2023 Dead fish recovered from the Ballymacraven River in Ennistymon in May 2023](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QVucY2xFBaA/s/500/I0000QVucY2xFBaA.jpg)
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has welcomed the outcome of its prosecution of Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) for chemical discharges to the Ballymacraven River in Ennistymon, Co Clare in May 2023. At Ennis District Court on Friday 16 February, Uisce…
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Erne System: Closure of Enniskillen’s Henry Street Jetties for Angling Weekender
21st February 2024 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels on and users of the Erne System in Northern Ireland that the Henry Street Jetties in Enniskillen will be closed this Friday 23 to Saturday 24 February. This is to accommodate the annual Fishing Tackle…
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals to become or continue to be members of Fishery District Committees. The Fishery Districts where commercial fisheries exist comprise Lismore, Cork, Kerry (SWRBD), Ballinakill (WRBD Galway), Bangor…
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Inland Fisheries Ireland Chief Addresses Oireachtas on New Barrier Programme for Irish Rivers
13th February 2024 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) chief executive Francis O’Donnell addressed the Oireachtas on Tuesday (13 February) on the State body’s programme to mitigate barriers to fish passage on Irish rivers. “Migratory species such as Atlantic salmon, sea trout, sea lamprey, river…
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Oireachtas Committee Discussing River Barriers to Fish Migration
13th February 2024 Inland Waterways
The 14-member Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment and Climate Action is meeting at 11 this morning (Tuesday) to discuss barriers to fish migration in Ireland. Representatives from Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the Atlantic Salmon Trust and the Rivers Trust…