The Minister of State for Natural Resources has said the unchanged cost of fishing licences this year should encourage angling tourism in Ireland.
Commenting Thursday on his approval of the new regulations and by-laws for Ireland’s wild salmon fishery which came into force on 1 January, Minister Fergus O’Dowd said: “Last year I lowered the cost of fishing licences and I have decided to maintain that price cut for 2013.
“I am anxious that lower costs will encourage sales of annual licences and incentivise angling tourists to avail of the Ireland’s first-class angling product.”……
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