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Kilkenny fishermen can reel in funding from €1m scheme

By Kilkenny Now 29th November 2021 0

Kilkenny fishermen have been urged to reel in up to €1 million in shared funding from a Government conservation scheme. The fundins if part of Inland of a Fisheries Ireland’s Habitats & Conservation scheme for 2022. Allocating up to €1 million, applications for funding will be available for fishery owners, angling clubs and other stakeholders […]

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Vital project to help fish migration on Kilkenny river nets €120,000 funding

By Kilkenny Now 19th August 2021 0

A project to improve fish migration on the River Nore has been allocated €120,000 in State funding. The funding is part of €770,000 awarded to 17 projects to support fisheries conservation across the country. Kilkenny is one of 11 counties to benefit under the ‘Habitats and Conservation Scheme 2021’ launched by the Inland Fisheries Ireland, […]

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Kilkenny anglers urged to help survey on fish populations in our rivers

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2021 0

A new survey is taking place in Kilkenny’s rivers to determine the current plight and health of their fish populations and they are calling on the help of local anglers. The Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) survey will also look into the stocks of less well-known fish species that frequent the county’s waterways. The survey is […]

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Leave No Trace: Kilkenny anglers asked to do some sole searching

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2021 0

Kilkenny fishing enthusiasts are being asked to lead by example and to minimise the impact they have on the environment. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) this week launched an outdoor recreational guide for angling in Kilkenny, urging local anglers to ‘Leave No Trace’. Run in collaboration with Leave No Trace Ireland, the concept is to get anglers […]

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Gun fired by salmon poachers rumbled by fisheries officer on River Suir

By Kilkenny Now 19th August 2020 Post a comment

Inland Fisheries Officers were fired upon after they came across poachers netting salmon in the River Suir on a stretch of the river that divides Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipperary. At least one shot was fired at the Inland Fisheries Ireland’s Fisheries Protection Officers after they respond to a report of illegal fishing in the upper […]