Lime leak leads to fish kill in the Vartry, Wickow People
A faulty pump at the Vartry Reservoir Treatment Plant was responsible for leaking lime into the Vartry River which resulted in a number of...
THE LAST CAST: First salmon caught in Cork, Leitrim Observer
The first salmon of 2017 has been caught in the Careysville Fishery on the Munster Blackwater on the opening day of the river, according...
Minister puts spotlight on pike threat to pearl mussel, Connacht Tribune
The presence of pike on the water systems in North Connemara may be indirectly damaging an endangered species, freshwater pearl mussel, a Government Minister...
Costly work needed on banks of River Nore near Coolrain, Leinster Express
Serious damage has been done to River Nore near Coolrain which, if not tackled now will require substantial and costly work down the road. While...
‘Nobody wants salmon farm in Bantry Bay’, local resident tells appeal board, The Southern...
Tourism interests, local fishermen and environmental acitivists were out in force recently when a licence for a major salmon farm off Shot Head in...
New data to be used to target farms polluting rivers and lakes, Irish Independent
Agriculture has been identified as a significant pressure in 729 (64%) river and lake water bodies that are At Risk of not meeting their...
Swords’ Hidden Gem, North County Leader
A lake, which has remained largely undiscovered within the Ward River Valley estate, is set to become arguably the most significant coarse fishery in...
Angling Notes: Ireland’s top fishing houses named on new website, Irish Times
Trout anglers’ success at Lough Corrib; and plan to develop coarse fishery in Swords: The Great Fishing Houses of Ireland has produced a fabulous new...
Concern at Vartry fish kill, WicklowNews.net
Social Democrat Cllr. Jennifer Whitmore has expressed her concern at news of a fish kill on the River Vartry this week, where a number...
Making the chains of the Mall, The Connaught Telegraph
THIS is a photograph of my late uncle, Denny Fahy, which I thought I had lost. Thankfully, it turned up when I was cleaning...
