THE pressure exerted by trout anglers from Westmeath and anglers from all over Ireland, following the insistence by Inland Fisheries Ireland that it was going ahead with plans to close fish farm operations, finally brought results on Friday last, 26 August, when it was announced by the Board of IFI that it had “agreed to defer its proposal indefinitely.”

The announcement by IFI came after a top level meeting on Thursday, between the IFI Board and a joint delegation from the Trout Anglers Federation of Ireland and the National Anglers Representative Association….

Westmeath Topic 31/09/2016 Read the full article ‘U-turn by Inland Fisheries on Fish Farm cessation plans’

Westmeath Topic 31.08.2016