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IFI Statement to Joint Oireachtas Committee
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Inland Fisheries Ireland seize 1,000 illegally-harvested wild oysters in Kerry
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IFI welcomes conviction against landowner for habitat damage
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Summary Report of the Investigation into Fish Mortalities in the Munster Blackwater
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Results and note re residue sampling tests
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IFI statement – Ongoing operations on the River Blackwater
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Minister Dooley notes publication of further reports and test results re River Blackwater
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Statement re interagency collaboration - River Blackwater investigation
Dead trout
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IFI statement re meeting with anglers in Co Cork – 22/08/2025 (Updated with Results - 28/08/2025)
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IFI to meet with anglers in Co Cork
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IFI statement re fish kill at River Blackwater, Co Cork – 19/08/2025
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Updated IFI statement re fish kill at River Blackwater, Co Cork
Fish in murky water
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IFI statement re deceased trout in the River Blackwater
Atlantic bluefin
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IFI records first tagging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna of 2025
Boat seized at Rathsnagadan on River Nore
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IFI secures conviction against man for illegal netting with prison sentence imposed for obstructing Fisheries Officer
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Updated IFI statement re fish kill at Lough Sheelin, Co Cavan
13 dead brown trout
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IFI statement re fish kill at Lough Sheelin
Brown tag regulations
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IFI opens final draw for Kerry salmon anglers for 2025
Dead fish
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IFI statement re fish kill at Ballinagh River, Cavan
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IFI announces €771k in grants for 21 new salmon and sea trout projects
The Erriff River
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IFI announces closure of State fisheries due to high water temperatures
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IFI statement re fish kill at Douglas River, Cork
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IFI announces closure of Galway Fishery due to high water temperatures
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Two men convicted for illegal salmon drift netting off Arranmore Island
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IFI issues alert over Pacific pink salmon in Irish rivers in 2025
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Inland Fisheries Ireland statement re departure of its Chief Executive
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IFI gains conviction and fine/costs of €1,250 against man for illegal fishing at Connemara salmon river
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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
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IFI appeals to farmers and contractors to protect rivers and lakes during silage season
Galway Weir on the Galway Fishery in County Mayo
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IFI announces Galway Fishery closure due to high water temperatures
Brown tag regulations
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IFI opens third draw for Kerry salmon anglers for 2025
Ridge Pool at the Moy Fishery
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IFI suspends angling at Moy Fishery due to high water temperatures
Wild Atlantic salmon
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IFI notifies high temperatures may close fisheries
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IFI announces Erriff Fishery closure due to high water temperatures
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
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IFI prosecutes farming firm for causing silage effluent to enter river
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IFI secures conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution in Cavan
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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
Two salmon and a net
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IFI prosecutes two brothers for illegal salmon fishing offences in Connemara
A salmon
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IFI gain conviction against man with salmon and net who attempted escape in tractor
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
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IFI opens first draw for River Easkey salmon tags for 2025
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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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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