Recreational angling sector generates €500m annually, Irish Examiner

THE recreational angling sector is generating direct revenues in excess of €500m a year. Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Pat Rabbitte revealed the...

Anglers catch glimpse of killer whales

BROTHERS fishing off the north-west coast got more than they bargained for when two killer whales appeared beside them. Sea anglers John and Pat Cunningham...

Hero fisherman rescues three neighbours – Irish Independent

A HERO fisherman who rescued three neighbours from the Atlantic ocean has insisted: “It was nothing.” John ‘Jock’ Harkin, 57, rushed to the scene...
Jackie Owens and Mick and Jim Murphy cleaning up the River Burrin just a few weeks ago. The three were subjected to a vicious beating just a short distance from here

Local fishermen savagely assaulted by gang of young thugs – Carlow Nationalist

‘If the gardaí hadn’t come along, I don’t know if we’d be here today’ THREE fishermen were viciously assaulted last Thursday evening by a ...

Fish kill testing shows no significant bacteria at Loughrea lake – Galwaybay FM

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Marine Institute testing carried out following the discovery of dead fish on Loughrea Lake last month (May) ...
Conservationists warn over shark decline

Conservationists warn over shark decline, RTE

Worth a Watch: Friday's RTE news report on the decline of angel sharks, efforts to made to find out more about their migration and...
First Time Lucky for this happy boy, Kinnian O Brien, Woodville Crescent Templemore.

Templemore anglers teach people how to fish properly – Tipperary Star

Templemore and district anglers held a ‘fisheries awareness day’ lately on the Town Park Lake to promote fishing and get people of all...
Mayo News - GOSSAMER WINGS The delicate mayflies were late hatching this year, but their reappearance is even more welcome after their numbers declined due to pollution.

Fly away to the flowing river – Mayo News

I found James at work at the edge of his property, where one ancient dry stone wall is met by another of more...

Wonderful world of the whirligig, Irish Examiner

I WAS watching whirligig beetles in the margin of the canal the other day. They are very strange creatures — in fact all water...

Allen hits out at marine board for salmon farm plan, Irish Examiner

Celebrity chef Darina Allen and the international Slow Food organisation have clashed with Bord Iascaigh Mhara over its proposed 500-hectare organic salmon farm off...