Inland Fisheries Ireland warns anglers of rogue fishing license website
Inland Fisheries Ireland is alerting the public to a rogue website which claims to sell salmon and sea trout angling licenses for Ireland. The website, which carries Inland Fisheries Ireland branding, asks anglers for their personal and payment details however it does not supply legitimate fishing licenses. Anglers are reminded that the only authorised website […]
Tipperary native recognised for work in road safety and fleet management
Thurles man a ‘Leading Light’ on road safety in public sector A Tipperary native has been recognised for his work on road safety and fleet management in the public sector. Michael Burke, from Thurles Co. Tipperary, is Logistics Manager with Inland Fisheries Ireland and in the past week, he has received two separate road safety […]
Try Out Fishing At The National Ploughing Championships
Novice anglers are invited to try their hand at fishing at the upcoming National Ploughing Championships. Inland Fisheries Ireland will attend the event, which takes place in Screggan, Tullamore from the 18th – 20th of September, with a fun fishing simulator suitable for all the family. The simulator will be present at Inland Fisheries Ireland’s stand, which […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland awarded vital funding to develop youth angling
Action measures include a novice & youth angling strategy, a scheme to support angling events for young people and regional outreach co-ordinators Inland Fisheries Ireland has been awarded funding to develop angling among young people as part of the Dormant Account Action Plan 2018, announced by Sean Kyne T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Rural Community […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland confirms large fish kill in tributary of Nenagh River
Inland Fisheries Ireland has confirmed that a large fill kill occurred on the Ollatrim River, a tributary of the Nenagh River, Co. Tipperary last week. Fisheries Officers attended the site at Ballinahemery Bridge near Ballymackey, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary on Monday, 9th July 2018 after receiving a report. In total, 14,749 fish were estimated dead with dead […]
301 Illegal Fishing Nets Confiscated
Inland Fisheries Ireland announced that it seized 647 items of illegal fishing equipment and 301 illegal fishing nets measuring 14,055 metres (8.6 miles) in 2017. The agency’s Fisheries Protection statistics for 2017 also reveal that it carried out 26,726 environmental inspections and 35,630 inspections of recreational anglers last year, putting 187,426 person hours into protecting […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigate Fish Kill At Ballina, Co. Tipperary
On 17 May, 2018 Inland Fisheries Ireland received a report of a fish kill on Ballycorrigan stream and near the confluence with the River Shannon in Ballina, Co. Tipperary. Staff observed approximately 100 brown trout of various age groups, three juvenile salmon and a stone loach dead in an approximately 100 m stretch from the […]
Angling initiatives which drive participation rates and benefit local economies invited to apply for funding
Inland Fisheries Ireland has today launched its Sponsorship Fund for 2018 which will support angling events and initiatives across the country. The fund supported 79 events and initiatives across 19 counties to the tune of €30,000 in 2017, with a particular focus on those which help grow Ireland’s angling tourism product and support novice anglers. […]
2 Angling development projects in Tipperary awarded funding from Inland Fisheries Ireland
Sean Kyne TD, Minister with responsibility for the Inland Fisheries Sector today welcomed the award of funding, to the value of €2.2m, by Inland Fisheries Ireland to 115 angling development and conservation initiatives as part of its National Strategy for Angling Development, Salmon Conservation Fund and Midlands Fisheries Fund. Two projects in Tipperary have been awarded […]
Athlone Conference To Hear Findings Into Origins Of Our Brown Trout Populations
Inland Fisheries Ireland in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast will present the findings of a three-year research study into the genetic make-up of Ireland’s brown trout and sea trout populations at a one-day conference at the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, on 17th October 2017. The main purpose of the conference is to report on […]
