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MCIB Report Identifies Lack of Planning & Communication Difficulties in Report on Deaths of Two Men in Sea Angling Incident off Donegal
13th November 2020 MCIB
Lack of sufficient planning and lack of adequate emergency communication were factors in an incident where two of three men on a sea angling trip lost their lives off the Donegal coast over two years ago. “Restrictive” procedures with the…
Anglers Express Concern Over Demise of Thornback Ray on Belfast Lough
12th November 2020 Belfast Lough
Alex Easton, MLA has called on the Department of Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DEARA) Minister to create Marine Protections Areas in Belfast Lough. Belfast Lough is a long, wide, and deep expanse of water, virtually free of strong tides…
Wild Stocks in Key Western Salmon & Trout Fisheries To Get a Boost in New Projects
5th November 2020 Angling
Improving stocks of wild salmon and trout in the West of Ireland in the goal of a new initiative launched by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). Derek Evans writes in The Irish Times about IFI’s partnership with Co Galway angling federation…
Inland Fisheries Ireland’s (IFI) education and outreach team have been working with Foróige to get young people angling with the Go Fishing programme. Due to the latest public health-related restrictions on gatherings, the programme has now evolved into a “blended…
Inland Fisheries Ireland have been selected as joint winners of the Best Consultancy Partnership gong in the 2020 National Training Awards. The award was given to IFI and the International Centre for Security Excellence (ICSE) for a QQI Level 6…
Coronavirus Restrictions Could Be A Boost To Ireland’s Wild Salmon Numbers
30th September 2020 Angling
Anecdotal evidence suggests that coronavirus restrictions have been a boost to wild Atlantic salmon returns in Irish rivers this year, as SeafoodSource reports. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is awaiting official data to support the suggestion that decreased predation…
A new funding scheme to support novice anglers of all ages and backgrounds is now open for applications. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says the €120,000 ‘Angling for All’ fund will contribute between €2,000 and €5,000 for each qualifying project aimed…
The board of Inland Fisheries Ireland has announced the appointment of Francis O’Donnell to the position of chief executive officer. O’Donnell is currently director of the Western River Basin District. He will take up his new position in the coming…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is inviting submissions for its new Novice Angling Strategy, titled ‘Let’s Fish’, which is aimed at growing participation in the sport and pastime. Based on a series of consultations last year with anglers, angling clubs and…
Six young poets have been selected as winners of the ‘Let’s fish’ national poetry competition which took place earlier this summer. The contest was organised by Inland Fisheries Ireland in conjunction with the Blackrock Education Centre, to keep pupils engaged…
Invasive chub have been confirmed in the River Inny in Longford, according to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). A single fish was caught on rod and line at one of a number of spots where IFI staff recorded possible sightings following…
The Loughs Agency is calling on anglers in Foyle and Carlingford areas to take immediate steps to ensure sustainability of their wild salmon fisheries. It comes after the latest State of the Salmon report, published by the North Atlantic Salmon…
A firearm was discharged by alleged offenders as fisheries officers responded to reports of an illegal net on the upper tidal River Suir late last month. Nobody was injured in the incident as Inland Fisheries Ireland officers seized a boat,…
Wild Atlantic salmon are returning in “record” numbers to rivers along the Atlantic seaboard, according to fishery managers. As The Sunday Times reports, Inland Fisheries Ireland regional director Francis O’Donnell says this year’s season appears to have “bucked the trend”.…
For the second weekend running in August, anglers on the south shore of Dublin Bay have been taking a bountiful supply of mackerel on feathers, especially on the southern tip of the Bay at Dalkey Island where shoals of sprat…
Two men have pleaded guilty on charges relating to illegal net fishing at Broadmeadow Estuary in Malahide, Co Dublin. On Tuesday 28 July, Maxim Loan and Gheorgie Pingica appeared before Judge Bernadette Owens at Swords District Court in respect of…
