Another Life: Jellyfish join the ecological anarchists of the western lakes, Irish Times

The great oceanic trout lakes of the west of Ireland, with their rich limestone feeding and plump specimen fish, have no counterpart in continental...

Angling notes: Vintners throw another fine party on the crests and shores of Lough...

‘This competition continues to go from strength to strength and has become so popular we now have a waiting list,” declared Dan Dennehy at...

Man drowns, another survives, river tragedy in Wicklow

One man drowned and a second survived after going into a river in the early hours of the morning. A major search operation has now...
Amanda Mooney director with the Shannon River Basin District with Inland Fisheries Ireland, makes a presentation to Matt Nolan to mark his retirement as a fisheries officer with Dermot Broughan, Fergus Lynch and John Devaney IFI assistant inspectors

Matt Nolan retires from Fisheries after 46 years

Mullingar-based Inland Fisheries officer, Matt Nolan officially retired last Friday week, after 46 years of service on the banks of the canals, rivers and...
Michael Healy-Rae (right) and his neighbour John Joseph O'Reilly outside Kenmare District Court in Co Kerry yesterday

Healy-Rae gives alibi to neighbour accused of poaching – Irish Independent

INDEPENDENT TD Michael Healy-Rae has condemned a 'secret recording' of a conversation he had with a senior official of Inland Fisheries Ireland in connection...
Two boys caught a 3ft sturgeon in South Wales, nine years after a near-9ft sturgeon was also caught off Port Talbot, prompting a warning that it is illegal to retain these protected fish

Boys catch metre-long sturgeon fish – Irish Independent

Two boys have sparked an alert for fishermen to keep an eye out for sturgeon after they are thought to have made one of...

Cork Harbour Open Weekend 2013 programme announced – Afloat.ie

This year, Cork Harbour Open Weekend has another packed programme with lots of activities on offer for all ages. Taking place on Saturday 14th...

Times Past – Leinster Express

The Leinster Express gives us a blast from the past with one of it's older court cases: Justice Sweetman at Portarlington Court on Tuesday adjourned...

Something wobbly in the lake

A COLONY of a species of freshwater jellyfish that originates on the Yangtze River in China has been recorded in Lough Derg marking...

Improving Life for Trout and Salmon on Lough Corrib’s Tributaries – Afloat

A recent collaboration between Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), angling clubs and private individuals with close links to Lough Corrib is helping to improve matters...