Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is progressing its plans to develop a new modern fish farm facility in Co Tipperary based on ‘recirculating aquaculture system’ (RAS) technology.

The new aquaculture project will be located in Roscrea and it will shortly enter the design and planning permission phase.

It is expected that the new fish farm will become operational in 2026, says the the statutory body responsible for inland fisheries in Ireland.

In the meantime, IFI says it expects to continue its current fish farm operations as normal, supplying brown trout and rainbow trout to its angling stakeholders.

IFI has has placed a Prior Information Notice (PIN) on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

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