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In a daring rescue operation, a volunteer lifeboat crew from Ballycotton RNLI in County Cork saved the lives of three fishermen who were stranded on an 11m boat that had suffered difficulties and was disabled two and a half miles…

An Irish technology company specialising in monitoring of drinking water, along with aquaculture and the environment, has appointed Colm Lynch as its new chief executive. Aquamonitrix develops and sells “next generation” analysers for nitrite and nitrates, to prevent contamination of…

The first salmon of the 2024 angling season has been caught in Co Donegal, as Angling Ireland reports. Shortly after 1pm on New Year’s Day (Monday 1 January), James Kenny caught and released an 8lb specimen in Watt’s Pool on…

Lurgan’s Linda Blakely aims to cross the treacherous 3,000-mile Atlantic Ocean in a 12-foot boat aptly named Ulster Warrior, reports the Sunday Life. She will start 2024 attempting to break a world record for a female solo rower, which is…

A treatment plant that supplies drinking water to nearly half of Dublin’s population has been linked with significant environmental damage along its stretch of the River Liffey. But due to a quirk in Ireland’s planning rules, the only agency with…

Skerries RNLI were tasked on Saturday morning (30 December) following a call to Dublin Coast Guard reporting that a kitesurfer was in difficulty off Portrane beach. The Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Louis Simson was launched by s shortly after 11.30am.…

Anglers in Killorglin are appealing plans recently green-lit by Kerry County Council for a development of nearly 250 homes outside of Killarney. As the Kerryman reports, the Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association says it “did not receive the regard…

Legislation approved by Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan will allow for 81 rivers to be accessible for salmon and sea trout angling next year. Of the 81, 42 will be open, with a further 39 open to “catch and release”…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured convictions against two men for an illegal netting incident in which three Atlantic salmon died. The case was heard at Ennis District Court on Friday 27 October. Tom Corry and Flan Considine, both from…

Almost 8,000 fish meals distributed by the social enterprise FoodCloud to community groups and charities have come from classes with trainee fishmongers, new figures confirm. Over three tonnes of fresh salmon, cod, place and monkfish have been donated over the…

Tributes have been paid to the late John Dunford, the influential music manager who had recently qualified as a sea angling skipper. As the Sunday Independent reports, Dunford loved the sea, bought a boat, and completed training with Bord Iascaigh…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced details of its €30,000 Sponsorship Programme for 2024. The programme is one of the main funding mechanisms used by IFI to promote sustainable angling in Ireland. IFI invested in 71 angling events and initiatives…

Thousands of people are expected to take to the sea for Christmas morning charity swims, with coastal temperatures hovering around nine to ten degrees Celsius. A full moon during Christmas week will result in higher tides that could make some…

Annalise Murphy and Eve McMahon are among the nominees in this year’s Her Sport Awards. After yet another historic and momentous year for Irish sportswomen, the Her Sport Awards aim to celebrate and recognise the incredible achievements of Irish athletes…

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has said that boarding and disembarking risk assessment and associated policies and procedures should “immediately be reviewed” after the serious injury of a diver working on salmon farms off the Galway coast. The 33-year-old…

It’s time to ask serious questions about the EU’s attitude to Ireland and the Irish fishing industry, according to the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation, which suspects that the European Union may be engaged in “closed doors” discussions with Iceland to…