Two Galway rivers show less than good compliance in new water standard survey –...

Waters in Clarinbridgge and Kilcolgan rivers were one of three in the west that have displayed less than good compliance with water quality standards. The...

Craigavon Lakes To Host Angling Worlds This May – Afloat.ie

Craigavon Lakes will host this year's World Championships for Predator Bank Fishing with Lures, as the Lurgan Mail reports. The event will attract angling competitors...

Man Convicted for Illegal Fishing in Galway – Afloat.ie

At a sitting of Galway District Court on Monday, 23rd February, Judge Aeneas McCarthy convicted a man living in Galway on two counts of...

Ulster Canal Restoration To Commence From Lough Erne to Castle Saunderson – Afloat.ie

Waterways Ireland has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys that she has secured Government approval for...

Something Fishery going on in Letterkenny school, Donegal Daily

There’s definitely ‘something fishy’ going on in one school on the outskirts of Letterkenny. That’s because 6th Classes in Lurgybrack NS are taking part...

Towards a balanced view of pike in Ireland: a reply to Ensing, Journal of...

Abstract: In our recent study of the population genetics of pike (Esox lucius) in Ireland (Pedreschi et al., 2014, Journal of Biogeography, 41, 548–560), we...

€500,000 overhaul for Lough Gur, Limerick Post

LOUGH Gur Heritage Centre was officially re-opened this week following a €500,000 revamp at the Neolithic tourist site. Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe was on...

National Development Plan released by Inland Fisheries Ireland for discussion, Irish Times

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is preparing a National Angling Development Plan (NADP) which it hopes will provide criteria, support and proposals to ensure the...

84% of Lifejackets Brought to RNLI at Angling Show Found to Have Safety Issues...

At the recent (21 and 22 Feb 2015) Angling Ireland Show 2015, 367 anglers from all over Ireland visited the RNLI stand for lifesaving...

High tides for Shannon as Council monitor flow – Limerick Post

LIMERICK City and County Council is advising the public that the River Shannon is currently experiencing a period of high tides. The Council is monitoring...