Dredging of rivers not a flood solution, says An Taisce, Irish Examiner
An Taisce has asked the Government to ignore the “self-styled” experts calling for increased dredging of the Shannon as a response to the recent...
EU: Directives do not give priority to frogs and fish, Irish Examiner
The EU has issued a sharp reprimand to Government ministers and others blaming EU rules for the effects of severe flooding around Ireland. Actions recommended...
ICMSA: Birds, frogs, and fish get priority over humans during floods, Irish Examiner
“Birds, frogs, and fish are getting priority over humans and human suffering” while farmers livelihoods and people’s homes are swept away by the floods,...
Bad weather floods rivers and hampers chances of salmon catch, Irish Times
Flooded rivers put paid to any chance of a wild salmon on New Year’s Day to herald the opening of the new season. On the...
One Bass Bag Limit To Improve Fish Stocks – Afloat.ie
The European Commission recently agreed Council Regulation 559 that sets out fishing opportunities and fish quotas for EU fishing fleets, and also sets out...
Anglers only allowed to catch and release at River Fane due to depletion of...
Anglers on the River Fane, which flows from Monaghan into the Irish Sea below Dundalk, will only be able to ‘catch and release’ fish caught...
Capital costs of land-based fish farms ‘too high’, Irish Times
Salmon can now be grown from egg to full-size on land-based fish farms, but a new report for the Irish aquaculture industry says capital costs...
Endangered eels nearer extinction than tigers or pandas, Irish Times
Hundreds of millions of young eels carried over 3,500 miles every year on Atlantic currents to Europe then flown 5,400 miles further on to...
Shannon flood defences may breach EU habitat directives, Irish Times
Projects to ease the flooding situation along the river Shannon may require the Government to breach EU habitats directives on wildlife, a Government Minister...
Succession of storms shows we cannot put off setting up a flood defence force,...
The unwelcome Christmas visitors returned. We were caught on the hop again. They kicked up a storm and left the place in a mess,...
