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⚫ IFI secures conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution that killed almost 1,000 fish in  .⚖️ Fine of €4,000...
14/01/2025

⚫ IFI secures conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution that killed almost 1,000 fish in .

⚖️ Fine of €4,000, and more than €7,100 in costs/expenses imposed

Full story: Ow.ly/p4iq50UGeGV

🟢 IFI has reintroduced spawning gravel to the Nanny River /   system. ☑️ The riverbed is ready for   &   to deposit thei...
14/01/2025

🟢 IFI has reintroduced spawning gravel to the Nanny River / system.

☑️ The riverbed is ready for & to deposit their eggs this winter.

🏗️ Special thanks to IFI's Galway staff who were working at the river, transforming this habitat for wild .

🟢 IFI has installed 3.7 km of riparian fencing at the Grange River, Nanny River & Kilgevrin stream.🌄 The new fencing kee...
13/01/2025

🟢 IFI has installed 3.7 km of riparian fencing at the Grange River, Nanny River & Kilgevrin stream.

🌄 The new fencing keeps livestock out of the waterways, helps vegetation grow and stabilises riverbanks.

📷 One of 6x new solar-powered water pumps bringing water to livestock.

🟢 IFI has restored 2.8 km of river habitats on the   system.Instream structures brought back the stream's curves, creati...
10/01/2025

🟢 IFI has restored 2.8 km of river habitats on the system.

Instream structures brought back the stream's curves, creating natural flows at low water levels.

📷 IFI staff, adding spawning gravels for salmonids.

🙏 Support from Cairde an Chláire, and

09/01/2025

📹 BEFORE & AFTER: Inland Fisheries Ireland has restored 2.8 km of rivers and streams in the Clare catchment.

⬇️ In-stream structures help improve spawning + nursery habitats for fish.

Supported by Cairde an Chláir (cairdeanchlair.org), OPW - Office of Public Works, Local Authority Waters Programme and IFI's Salmon and Sea Trout Rehabilitation, Conservation and Protection Fund.

23/12/2024

📽️ Inland Fisheries Ireland is continually investing in the conservation of ’s iconic natural resource.

Supporting wild Atlantic through protection, research, habitat restoration, and education output – in partnership: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and
NASCO.

23/12/2024

✨..a "primal instinct to reproduce."

Native brown migrating & spawning in Lough Corrib - filmed/produced by our staff.

tinyurl.com/y794kb9w

✈️ IFI launches its €30k Sponsorship Programme for 2025.🟢 Sustainable angling tourism in rural areas and novice angler i...
20/12/2024

✈️ IFI launches its €30k Sponsorship Programme for 2025.

🟢 Sustainable angling tourism in rural areas and novice angler initiatives are main priorities for funding in 2025.

Read more: tinyurl.com/ycyxafcx

83 initiatives sponsored by IFI in 2024

Pic: Group photo at World Shore Angling Championships for U16s and U21s, held in Wexford

19/12/2024

⚫ IFI urge the public to report salmon poachers to its hotline this Christmas.

📲 IFI's confidential 24/7 number is: 0818 34 74 24

Read more: tinyurl.com/ydrwsv26

🐟 Watch how spawn in Ireland's rivers: youtu.be/l1dExqh8vlY

🟢 IFI welcomes conviction for dredging of salmon/trout spawning habitat.⚖️ Fine, costs and expenses imposed totalling ov...
17/12/2024

🟢 IFI welcomes conviction for dredging of salmon/trout spawning habitat.

⚖️ Fine, costs and expenses imposed totalling over €2,000.

📆 From October to June, no works should take place in a river.

Read more: tinyurl.com/y83fz7p6

🆕 IFI statement re: Uisce Éireann prosecution for incident that killed 5,000 fish.⚖️ Uisce Éireann to pay €3,500 fine an...
16/12/2024

🆕 IFI statement re: Uisce Éireann prosecution for incident that killed 5,000 fish.

⚖️ Uisce Éireann to pay €3,500 fine and €3,267 in costs for River Allow water pollution in Co .

➡️ Read here: tinyurl.com/3wwrbdkv

⚫ IFI has gained convictions against 3️⃣ men for illegal   netting offences - River Barrow, Co  .⚖️ Each man was instruc...
16/12/2024

⚫ IFI has gained convictions against 3️⃣ men for illegal netting offences - River Barrow, Co .

⚖️ Each man was instructed to pay €650 in fines/costs.

Read more: tinyurl.com/yvzex3nf

⚫ IFI is seeking submissions on a proposed bye-law for Lough Arrow + Unshin River. - Co  📃 The proposal relates to the d...
13/12/2024

⚫ IFI is seeking submissions on a proposed bye-law for Lough Arrow + Unshin River. - Co

📃 The proposal relates to the daily bag limit & size limit for the taking of brown .

🔗 Feedback sought by January 14, 2025. Details at: tinyurl.com/mrjpzrrw

⚫ IFI gained a fine/costs of €2,750 against a man found with 3️⃣ dead   in a net - River Feale, Co  .The incident took p...
10/12/2024

⚫ IFI gained a fine/costs of €2,750 against a man found with 3️⃣ dead in a net - River Feale, Co .

The incident took place at 6:10am at a catch-and-release fishery.

➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/mr6ku5dd

🤝 IFI and the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority signed a formal agreement to join forces & collaborate on operations at...
06/12/2024

🤝 IFI and the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority signed a formal agreement to join forces & collaborate on operations at sea and ashore today.

🧐Tuilleadh eolais: tinyurl.com/ynztad6j

Pic: Paschal Hayes, Chairperson, SFPA and Barry Fox, Deputy CEO, IFI

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