Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today (23 May 2013) presented the 2013 Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards at a ceremony at Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s headquarters in Dun Laoghaire. Blue Flags The…
Keith Barry helps get kids hooked on the magic of fishing
Keith Barry is more than Ireland’s top mentalist, he is also one of the country’s most passionate anglers and he is encouraging kids (of all ages) to get hooked on angling during Fisheries Awareness Week 2013. This popular week of…
Midland Fisheries Fund Launched
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has introduced a new pilot scheme through which angling clubs and organisations can access funding to undertake sustainable development works in the Midland Fisheries Group permit area. Launched by Minister Fergus O’ Dowd, the Midland Fisheries…
Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland Report Launched
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the report The Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland – An Overview for the Year 2012. Key findings: · The bathing water season coincided with the wettest summer for over 50 years with many…
Innovative Waterways Ireland Website launched which aims to recruit people into waterside recreation
Waterways Ireland’s new website has been launched by Minister Deenihan and Martin Cullen, Head of Microsoft Ireland on Thursday 18th April 2013 in the Waterways Ireland Visitor Centre in Dublin’s Ringsend The new website www.waterwaysireland.org aims to actively recruit people into waterside recreation…
New Game Angling Guide Launched in Mayo
Inland Fisheries Irelands’ (IFI) Co. Mayo Game Angling Guide was launched by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, in Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar, Co Mayo, today. The guide is packed with information about the game fisheries of Co. Mayo including the all-important maps, seasons, methods and regulations. The guide is…