Sir, - Declan Turnbull in his letter (August 22nd) makes a convincing argument for the curtailment or cessation of the "practice of capturing many thousands of salmon in the cement boxes which lie across all but a small channel of the river above the Ridge pool in Ballina town". Surely the creation of 200 new angling places and improvements to all existing rod places (hundreds) is better than the realisation of 20 with improvements to 29?
More importantly, the benefits to the "communities of Foxford, Swinford, Knockmore and Attymass, all upstream of Ballina" in terms of much improved seasonal employment, business and commerce outlined by Mr Turnbull, should decide this contentious issue. Well done, Declan! - Yours, etc.
Rahoon Road,
Galway.