Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers, has launched a public consultation on the development of Ireland’s first National Swimming Strategy. The Strategy will be based on a vision to “provide everyone in Ireland with an opportunity…
On the 8th June, we celebrate World Ocean Day, a day when people everywhere can mark the astonishing attributes of our ocean and take action to protect it. For 2021, World Ocean Day is raising awareness and support for the…
Women are being encouraged to get involved in sailing and develop skills that will help them in all walks of life at a unique regatta where all of the boats must have female captains. Hosted by Irish Sailing, the inaugural…
A small number of salmon are returning to Irish rivers with signs of bleeding and skin ulceration, according to Inland Fisheries Ireland. This follows reports of salmon also returning to Norway and Scotland with a red rash skin disease in…
New research published by Inland Fisheries Ireland has revealed how angel shark stocks have declined alarmingly in Irish waters. The study published in ‘Endangered Species Research’, includes long-term angling data which shows how stocks of this ‘Critically Endangered’ species crashed in the…
Olympic Sailing Hopefuls Take to the Water in Weymouth, May 13-19 Olympic medallist Annalise Murphy takes to the water with teammate Katie Tingle in 49erFX Eight of Ireland’s top sailors compete for European honours All the senior Irish Sailing 49er and 49erFX class…
More than 150 young sailors with hopes of Olympic glory will get the chance to take the first steps towards fulfilling their dreams at the Irish Sailing Youth National Championships at the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven, later this month. …
Life savers from Inspire Leisure Centre at the Deaf Village, Cabra, were recent winners at an international competition held in Leeds, England. The event, organised annually by the Drowning Prevention Charity, aims to encourage life savers to perfect their rescue…
Angling for bass has less impact on stocks than previously assumed and Catch and Release working well as a conservation tool Following revised advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) from 1 October to…
Inland Fisheries Ireland is reminding all salmon and sea trout anglers of the importance of returning their 2018 angling logbook and unused gill tags. These returns provide vital information and facilitate informed decision making on Ireland’s wild Atlantic Salmon and Sea…