News on Irish Rowing, Angling, Waterskiing, Canoeing, Diving and Sea Swimming
#Surfing - He broke his neck in a horror surfing accident in the summer of 2014. But Mark Patterson was back at work within two months of his ordeal – and back on his board not long after. Speaking to…
#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is now inviting applications for suitable qualifying Salmon Conservation Projects under the Salmon Conservation Fund. Qualifying projects include fish passage improvement, spawning enhancement, in-stream structures, river bank protection, fencing, riparian zone improvement, removal and…
Scheme For Employment Of Non EEA Workers In Fishing Industry Launched Today
15th February 2016 Fishing
The Scheme for Employment of Non-EEA crew members in parts of the Irish commercial sea-fishing fleet was launched today by Minister for Justice & Equality Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Simon Coveney and Minister of State…
#Rowing - Four intrepid British women were rescued from the Mid Atlantic in the early hours of this morning (Sunday 14 February) after capsizing during a rowing record attempt for charity. As the Guardian reports, Gemma Chalk, Clare Lanyon, Jane McIntosh…
#Rowing: Philip Doyle of Queen’s University won the battle of the senior single scullers at the Lagan Scullers’ Head of the River in Belfast. He had just over 17 seconds to spare over Portadown’s Sam McKeown. The fastest crew on…
#Rowing: The junior trials, set for Saturday at Lough Rynn and the National Rowing Centre, have been called off. The wind would have made Lough Rynn unsuitable, and it was not thought fair to have a trial at just one…
#Rowing: The St Michael’s Head of the River, due to be held on Saturday, February 20th, has been cancelled. The club announced that “due to the recent severe weather we have to announce the cancellation of this years’ Head of the…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has today launched a stakeholder survey programme to help the organisation to understand the opinions and attitudes of its stakeholders and to provide an effective service that will meet their needs and expectations into the future.…
#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has issued an appeal to bass anglers preparing for the season ahead to get involved in collecting information on bass in Irish waters for the National Bass Programme (NBP). The programme was established by…
#Rowing: Shandon’s men’s senior eight were the fastest crew at the Cork Head of the River at the Marina on Saturday, coming home faster than two UCC senior eights. Andy Harrington of UCC, a senior, was the fastest single sculler,…
#Rowing: The Irish domestic season has suffered another blow because of the weather. The junior trials which were scheduled for Lough Rynn in County Leitrim today (Saturday) have been cancelled because the weather forecast for the weekend was not favourable.…
Jason Polakow is well known for his big wave exploits - often travelling the globe to search out the biggest and best waves on the planet and he's just completed his latest mission. With El Niño producing a colossal winter…
#Swimming - You might think twice about that dip at the Forty Foot after new research identified a link between swimming in cold water and an increased risk of strokes. Finnish news website YLE reports on the study by Chinese…
At a sitting of Ballina District Court on 26th January 2016, Judge Conal Gibbons convicted a Ballina man of illegal fishing. Freddie Harmon, with an address at 29 The Hawthorns, Killala Road, Ballina, was found guilty of possession of a…
#Rowing: A number of races were held as part of the Cork Sculling Ladder at the Marina in Cork today. The conditions were rated as fair. Illness ruled out some of the proposed competitors and their challenges were postponed until…
#Surfing - A long-time professional surfer from Mayo is set to make waves in politics in the upcoming General Election, as the Clare Herald reports. Fergal 'Ferg' Smith, who can count starting an organic farm in Lahinch among his achievements…
