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Lester Cassidy with RTÉ’s Fergal Keane and Irish Times angling correspondent Derek Evans at the new facility on the river Moy
Game-changer: new disabled angling facility opens on the river Moy

“This new facility is going to be a life-changer for me,” declared Lester Cassidy following the opening of the East Mayo Anglers’ Association (EMAA) d(...)

Work is being undertaken on the river Erriff (IFI’s National Salmonid Index Catchment) as part of the Smoltrack project
Study shows survival rates of young salmon are in decline

A new study shows how salmon survival leaving freshwater is an important factor in declining European salmon populations, according to early results f(...)

The discovery of the shark nursery was made last July by the Marine Institute’s remotely-operated vehicle Holland 1 deployed from the ILV Granuaile. Photograph: Marine Institute/Geological Survey of Ireland
Angling Notes: Rare shark nursery found 200 miles west of Ireland

A team of marine scientists have discovered a very rare shark nursery 200 miles west of Ireland while investigating Ireland’s deep-ocean territory. Th(...)

Bill Likely of Kinlough, Co Leitrim, with the first salmon of 2018 in Ireland, caught on the river Drowes on a Black and Gold Rapala lure.
Angling Notes: First salmon of year caught on river Drowes

The first salmon of 2018 in Ireland was caught last Tuesday from the Point of the Meadow Pool on the river Drowes by fisheries manager Bill Likely fro(...)

Bandon scouts at the fishing forum on River Blackwater
Angling Notes: Bandon anglers take scouts for big day out on Blackwater

Bandon scouts in Co Cork attended a fishing tuition day at the River Blackwater organised by the local angling club and supported by Inland Fisheries (...)

Crowds at last year’s Angling Expo at National Show, which this year will run at the National Show Centre,in Swords, Co Dublin on February 18th-19th.
Angling Notes: Sea trout decline in Irish Sea examined in report

A new report entitled The Celtic Sea Trout Project (CSTP) addresses significant knowledge gaps as to why sea trout are suffering a decline in parts of(...)