Connacht Angling Council rejects proposed compulsory angling registration charge, Galway Advertiser

The Connacht Angling Council has unanimously agreed to oppose the introduction of any compulsory angling charge as part of a new Inland Fisheries Bill for 2014. The decision was made as part of a motion which was passed at the council’s annual general meeting recently, where members voiced their concerns over what they saw as an attempt by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) and the State to take control of, and police, Irish angling for the purposes of monetary gain…
Galway Advertiser, 16/01/14. Read the full article ‘Connacht Angling Council rejects proposed compulsory angling registration charge‘.

For information

On 23 December Minister of State Fergus O’Dowd released a statement relating to this issue along with a Frequently Asked Questions document, both of which can be read at this link:

• Statement on proposed new Inland Fisheries Bill