A wide river and a bridge in the background
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Inland Fisheries Ireland re-opens Erriff, Moy and Galway fisheries
The Easkey River, Co Sligo
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IFI opens third draw for River Easkey brown tags for 2025
Silage being cut by farmer
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IFI appeals to farmers and contractors to protect rivers and lakes during silage season
Brown tag regulations
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IFI opens third draw for Kerry salmon anglers for 2025
Galway Weir on the Galway Fishery in County Mayo
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IFI announces Galway Fishery closure due to high water temperatures
Ridge Pool at the Moy Fishery
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IFI suspends angling at Moy Fishery due to high water temperatures
Waterfall
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IFI announces Erriff Fishery closure due to high water temperatures
Wild Atlantic salmon
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IFI notifies high temperatures may close fisheries
Castletown Weir, with a rock ramp fish pass that enables Atlantic salmon to pass the weir
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IFI launches new fund to help rivers flow freely
Seized nets and boat
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IFI gains convictions against 2 men with nets and inflatable boat in Galway
Effluent visible in the soil
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IFI welcomes court ruling regarding Tirlán water pollution incident in Co. Monaghan
Worksite runoff from the discharge site
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IFI gains conviction against wind farm for pollution of Leitrim river
Silt discharge in a river
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IFI prosecutes construction firm for pollution of Co Sligo river
A pipe and sewage effluence below it
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IFI prosecutes farming firm for causing silage effluent to enter river
A fluid sprays into a brown-coloured river
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IFI secures conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution in Cavan
People standing around and talking
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Coillte and IFI deepen collaboration through MOU which seeks to enhance environmental protection, nature restoration and climate action
The Easkey River, Co Sligo
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IFI opens second draw for River Easkey salmon tags for 2025
rods and reels
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IFI opens second draw for Kerry salmon anglers for 2025
A salmon
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IFI gain conviction against man with salmon and net who attempted escape in tractor
Two salmon and a net
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IFI prosecutes two brothers for illegal salmon fishing offences in Connemara
Slurry evident at Clover River system, a tributary of the River Suir
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IFI secures conviction against cheese maker for slurry pollution offence
Polluted water near a riverbank
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IFI secures river pollution conviction against Glanua Group Ltd in Tipperary
A river flowing downstream of the Inniscarra Dam
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IFI welcomes community service order for illegal fishing at Inniscarra Dam and Glanmire, Cork
Three salmon on top of a seized net on the ground.
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IFI gains conviction against a man caught with net, pitchforks and salmon at Kerry river
A discharge
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IFI statement re Uisce Éireann and Glanua Ireland convictions in Cork
WEB Bluefin Tuna
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Irish skippers needed to support scientific programme for world’s largest tuna
Atlantic Salmon close up
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IFI opens first draw for Kerry salmon anglers for 2025
A salmon being held above the water
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IFI opens first draw for River Easkey salmon tags for 2025
IFI car
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IFI urge farmers to spread slurry carefully while working near water
Annacotty Weir
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IFI hosts public consultation on Annacotty Fish Passage Project
Two large plastic pipes extending from a dirt bank, with water pouring from them.
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IFI secures conviction for environmental damage to important river tributary
Amy O'Brien with a 9.07kg carp caught at The Lough, in Cork
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Record-breaking fish hooked by Irish anglers in 2024 feature in new report
IFI Research Officer Glen Wightman, photographed in 2023
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IFI picks up trail of salmon that swam from Greenland back to Mayo
A salmon's tail, which appears torn
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IFI publishes new scientific report on escaped fish farm salmon in Mayo
Fats, oils, and grease film on Clare Lake
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IFI secures conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution that killed almost 1,000 fish
Children crouching around a net containing fish.
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IFI launches its €30,000 Sponsorship Programme for 2025
salmon
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IFI urge public to report salmon poachers to its hotline this Christmas
An Irish stream, with stream banks that are stripped of vegetation and muddied.
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IFI welcomes conviction for dredging of salmon/trout spawning beds
A dead fish, upside down in the water.
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IFI statement re Uisce Eireann prosecution for incident that killed 5,000 fish
A boat containing two nets.
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IFI gains convictions against 3 men for illegal salmon netting on River Barrow
Three dead salmon entangled in net
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IFI gain fine/costs of €2,750 against man found with 3 dead salmon in net
A stream lined with large rocks, which zig zags back and forth.
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IFI to provide over €1m for transformative river restoration projects in 2025
Containers with netting, and two dead salmon on the grass.
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IFI secures conviction against a man netting salmon on the River Nore
Filleted pike flesh illegally caught at the River Barrow
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IFI prosecutes angler for using live fish as bait to catch pike
Several dead fish and crayfish laid out on the muddy ground
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IFI takes case against construction firm for Dublin pollution incident in which more than 1,000 fish died
Pollution evident at the Owengarve River, Co Sligo following a discharge
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IFI welcomes conviction against Uisce Éireann for pollution of salmon and trout spawning habitat
A river, with a cloudy white section of water visible beside a building,
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IFI secures conviction against dairy co-op for water pollution offences
A dead salmon, lying upside down in the water beside a rock.
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IFI publish report on Sligo salmon deaths investigation - Ballisodare River
Go Fishing logo on a banner
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IFI launches new national €250k scheme for accessible angling
Cover of IFI's Fish Kills in Ireland - History, Current Status, and Recovery report
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IFI publishes major new report on fish kills 1969-2022
The Ballisodare River
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Inland Fisheries Ireland statement re Ballysadare river catchment reopening
A dead salmon on a table
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IFI statement re latest information on escaped farmed salmon, Galway
The second Atlantic bluefin tuna caught, tagged and released in 2024, Donegal Bay, July 30 2024
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Inland Fisheries Ireland records first tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna for 2024
A young man holding a fishing rod is reeling in a fish, while standing on a boat.
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IFI awards €30k sponsorship to nationwide angling events in 2024
An adult sea trout and a juvenile trout found dead in the water at Aughrim River, near Aughrim, Co Wicklow
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Inland Fisheries Ireland statement re fish kill at Aughrim River, Co Wicklow
Map of the Ballysadare System. A PDF file can be downloaded below.
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Angling bye-law suspends fishing on Ballisodare River system as IFI investigates cause of ongoing salmon mortalities
The Ballisodare River
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IFI investigating deaths of 850 wild salmon in Co. Sligo
An IFI boat that contains a seized net and salmon
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IFI secures fines and costs of €3,400 against two men for illegal fishing net activities
River Erriff
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IFI secures fine and costs of €1,750 against man for illegal fishing
Brown and blue tags with a regulations booklet
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Inland Fisheries Ireland opens 4th draw for Cork salmon anglers
Three people in a line, one is holding a book aloft.
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Éanna Ní Lamhna launches first ever Irish book on aquatic plants
Several of the fish killed on River Allow, Co Cork.
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Inland Fisheries Ireland statement re fish kill at River Allow, Co. Cork
Fish Kill, Co. Donegal
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Inland Fisheries Ireland statement re fish kill in Co. Donegal
Gartan National School students analysing a water sample.
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Donegal school wins Inland Fisheries Ireland’s national Something Fishy competition
NASCO
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Ireland to host major inter-governmental salmon gathering from tomorrow
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