European eels take epic slippery route to breed before death, Irish Times
New research into mysterious migratory routes taken by eels to their ancestral spawning grounds has found those routes far more circuitous than previously thought. Irish...
New €500,000 fund available to improve access to angling facilities, Leitrim Observer
A new fund to support projects that will contribute to the delivery of an accessible and sustainable, world class inland fisheries resource has been...
Angling Notes: Plenty of sunshine for Coiste Siamsa fly-fishing competition, Irish Times
"It was more a day for the beach,” was a phrase overheard on more than one occasion at last Sunday’s Coiste Siamsa open fly...
Anglers unite against fishing ban on Galway’s seafront and canals, Connacht Tribune
Fishermen in the city and county have united to resist plans to ban fishing at Galway beaches, canals and along the River Corrib. Galway Bay...
No joy for hosts Ireland as Ukraine take World double, Belfast Telegraph
There was no luck for hosts Ireland at the ninth FIPS-ed World Championships Predator Boat Fishing with Lures on Lough Ree and the River...
VIDEO: Six thousand visitors descend on Lanesboro and Ballyleague for top class fishing and...
Lanesboro and Ballyleague hosted the 9th World Championships Predator Boat Fishing with Lures competition last weekend, attracting fishermen from seventeen countries, and the event...
Fishing atop Thomond Bridge: residents reenact popular photo, Limerick Leader
A POPULAR photo from the late 1950s depicting the St Mary’s Park fishermen at Thomond Bridge was recently reenacted by relatives still living in the...
Dredging, not barriers, needed, Leinster Express
The OPW is wasting money on flood defences unless rivers are cleaned out first say Laois councillors. Cllr Ben Brennan said building flood defences was...
Japanese Knotweed may cause closure of busy Castleyons bridge, The Corkman
To the uninitiated, Japanese Knotwood may look relatively harmless but it has become the blight of council officials, posing what the authority has said...
Annsborough River: Cracked pipe caused chemical leak that killed fish – BBC News
A cracked pipe in a water treatment works caused the chemical leak that killed 1,600 fish in a County Down river, Northern Ireland Water...





















