Inland Fisheries Ireland

Cork creamery effluent discharge ruled out as cause of major fish kill in river

North Cork Creameries discharge not related to deaths of thousands of fish in Blackwater river, says EPA

Fish stocks could take 10 years to recover on Blackwater as anglers estimate more than 40,000 killed

Incident ‘seriously damaging’ to one of Europe’s foremost salmon and trout fisheries, anglers say

Anglers fear complete wipeout of brown trout on Blackwater after thousands of fish are found dead

Low water levels, rising temperatures and low oxygen levels cited as potential stressors

Wild salmon are on the brink of disappearing from Irish waters

Only ‘urgent and transformative’ action can save them

Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues thunderstorm warning for 19 counties on Tuesday

Forecaster says cooler and wetter weather on the way, with major salmon fisheries having had to close due to rise in water temperatures

Angling suspended at three of Ireland’s top fisheries due to high water temperatures 

Moy and Erriff waterways in Co Mayo to remain closed until fish become less stressed 

Shellfish dredging wiping out key carbon-catching seagrass meadows, Coastwatch warns

Environmental group calls for increase in shellfish diving and ban on ‘licensed damage’ after destruction in Co Mayo

Saving Irish salmon needs more than a clever new technology from Norway

Ella McSweeney: A recent incident in Killary Harbour provides further evidence that the salmon farming system carries too much risk 

Escaped salmon a major threat to future wild fish due to genetic contamination, investigation finds

With 20% of male escapees sexually mature and capable of breeding with wild Atlantic salmon, threat to wild stocks ‘is particularly concerning’

Uisce Éireann fined €1,500 over discharge of treated effluent in Co Cork

Fisheries officer tells court stretch of Owenbaun stream carpeted with fungal material, which suffocated invertebrate life

Uisce Éireann fined €3,500 for incident that killed tens of thousands of fish in Co Cork

Water utility admits it let polyaluminum chloride enter Allow river at Freemount near Kanturk last June leading to fishkill

Investigation into death of nearly 1,100 Sligo wild salmon finds no specific cause

Inland Fisheries Ireland could identify no more than ‘potential’ contributory factors for fish kill, says spokesman

Where does your salmon come from? Fish farm escape highlights questions for consumers

The differences between ‘farmed’, ‘organically farmed’ and ‘wild’ salmon may be unclear to shoppers while imports from Scotland, Norway and the Faroe Islands can be labelled as Irish

Farmed salmon enter largest wild fishery in west of Ireland after Killary Harbour escape

Escapees ‘pose a significant risk to wild Atlantic salmon populations’ returning to spawn, says fisheries agency

Agriculture most significant cause of fish kills over five decades, study finds

Inland Fisheries Ireland scrutinised 2,000-plus fish kills in Irish rivers and lakes from 1969 to 2022

Escaped salmon spread to more rivers in the west of Ireland

One prominent anglers’ representative said the incident highlighted an ongoing issue of lack of effective regulation in the salmon farming sector.

Salmon that escaped from fish farm have been found in three of Ireland’s most important angling rivers

Escapees from Killary Harbour fish farm ‘pose significant risk to wild Atlantic salmon populations’, says Inland Fisheries Ireland

Attempts being made to recover large numbers of farmed salmon after escape from cage in Killary Harbour

Mannin Bay Salmon Company confirms its ‘divers discovered a tear on one of our nets’

Wild Atlantic salmon deaths in Sligo river trigger investigation

Dead fish found near Ballisodare, south of Sligo town

Wild salmon are an Irish icon. Now they’re almost gone

The inability to protect a species that has such cultural power looks both cavalier and foolish

‘It is like a pilgrimage’: Salmon fishing continues on the Moy amid work to restore dramatic fall in numbers

Rod fishing for salmon on the Moy has been an economic mainstay for Ballina but catch numbers have been falling for decades and have declined steeply in recent years

Four men convicted of illegal salmon angling offences in Co Sligo

One man wore a wetsuit and snorkel to swim to an offshore net to capture salmon

Catastrophic decline of wild Irish salmon is another of the slow scandals of Irish life

Over the last few decades, we’ve driven the salmon from our rivers, recklessly but ruthlessly

We have a golden opportunity to help get our rivers back - we should take it

A growing band of scientists and river advocates across Europe are removing barriers at a record rate, enabling fish to navigate waterways as before

Inland Fisheries Ireland must return €10,000 to contractor after last-minute withdrawal of prosecution

Fisheries watchdog had prosecuted three contractors hired by Office of Public Works over a fish kill

‘Catastrophic decline’ in numbers of wild salmon returning to Ireland

Inland Fisheries Ireland to spend €110 million on removing barriers to fish

Bartra Capital developers play monopoly with Ballsbridge block

Greens clash with Simon Coveney ... and Conor McGregor

Ecological tragedy in Clare heralds imminent water crisis in Ireland

Ballymacraven river may never recover from pollution that killed thousands of fish, an incident that highlights an even wider problem as the State’s water treatment infrastructure creaks under growing pressure

Angling Notes: IFI announces 52 temporary posts for seasonal fisheries officers and assistants

Job would suit those who enjoy nature and working outdoors, says Inland Fisheries Ireland head of operations Barry Fox

Inland Fisheries CEO ‘surreptitiously’ influenced decision to unfairly dismiss director, WRC finds

Former director of IFI Patrick Gorman awarded €38,500 for unfair dismissal over personal use of tractor

Lough Corrib’s hidden diversity in desperate need of co-ordinated protection

Ireland’s second largest lake suffering from being ‘out of sight, out of mind’

Flood relief scheme contractor pays €10,000 over Bandon River fish kill

Co Mayo-based Wills Bros Ltd was prosecuted by Inland Fisheries Ireland over May 2017 incident in Co Cork

It may be time for Ireland to recognise some of our locally unique brown trout as separate species

For the trout and other native fish that live in Lough Corrib the news that carp have made their way into the lake is potentially calamitous because of our warming waters

Angling notes: Anglers working to restore sustainable levels of Atlantic salmon

Last year anglers released 54 per cent of their catch

Anglers released more than half of all salmon caught in 2022

Fish stocks continue to face numerous risks including water pollution and climate change

‘Hundreds’ of fish killed in river Tolka, says Inland Fisheries Ireland

Authority ‘following a definite line of inquiry’ regarding the cause of the fish kill, which occurred upstream of the Mill Road Bridge

Investigation under way after serious incident kills 2,000 fish in Cork stream

Brown trout and eel impacted by incident in Brownmills stream at Kinsale estuary

Governance at Inland Fisheries Ireland halfway between ‘Ballymagash and Killinaskully’, committee hears

State body had 16 uninsured vehicles on the road at one time and a court case is pending relating to a crash

Authorities monitoring ‘worrying’ outbreak of crayfish plague in Co Cork

Total kill of crayfish population expected in the Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) Special Area of Conservation

Seeing fish trying to jump a weir isn’t impressive – it’s tragic

Salmon are on course for extinction. The move to free Irish rivers needs to gather momentum

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