Fishing

Appeal launched after freak fire wipes out fishermen’s gear

by 14/01/22 11:39am

Two fishermen whose family have fished off the Easkey coast in west Sligo for generations have had their livelihoods destroyed overnight by a freak fire. A Go Fund Me fundraising campaign has been established online to help get Gary and...

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Mayo waters pilfered by pandemic poachers

by 24/06/20 11:14am

There has been a dramatic rise in salmon poaching in Mayo since the outbreak of coronavirus. The number of poaching incidents in the county has increased by up to 60%, according to Francis O’Donnell, a director of Inland Fisheries Ireland...

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Open call for women in Mayo to learn and experience fishing

A number of events to give women in Mayo the opportunity to try fishing in 2020 are being arranged by...

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