A regular round up of local and national press news stories with a focus on inland fisheries and sea angling. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm In parts of the US trees are helping to create habitat for fish in otherwise barren lakes. The trees are taken to a different lake each year, where volunteers bundle them and secure them to the lake bed... http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#170111examiner Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:40:12 +0000 ANGLING NOTES: WATERWAYS Ireland will start further dredging of the Grand Canal in Dublin this month until the end of April. Work involves of sediment deposits from the central channel and clearance of rubbish... http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#170111it2 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:40:12 +0000 IT TOOK THIS winter to make a proper fjord of Killary Harbour, the sea’s rift between Galway and Mayo, with snow lying from the mountain summits to the rocky water’s edge. But even in its usual rough livery it remains one of Ireland’s last wild places... http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#170111it Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:40:12 +0000 Dick Warner reports in the Irish Examiner that jute trials are being carried out on canals close to his home. The trials hope to improve weed control in the canals and ead to improved angling and boating. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#100111examiner Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:40:12 +0000 In today's Irish Times the Angling Notes column reports on the recent launch of a report of the National Implementation Group strategy for improved pest control on Irish salmon farms. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#100111it Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:40:12 +0000 Michael Viney reviews the possiblility that these harder colder winters are part of a trend in the weekend's Irish Times. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#080111it Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:40:12 +0000 A CONNEMARA vessel has trawled up a most seasonally named Tinsel fish – the first such recorded catch in Irish waters. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#231210it Wed, 23 Dec 2010 12:16:12 +0000 THE ANNUAL negotiation on European fishing rights continued late last night in Brussels... ...The proposal from Ms Damanaki, the Greek commissioner, has met resistance in Irish fishing circles... ...She also said a moratorium on commercial seabass fishing should be retained. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#151210it Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:16:12 +0000 ANGLING NOTES: ALMOST half of the Newfoundland population can trace their ancestry to south-east Ireland, a marine leisure conference was told in New Ross, Co Wexford, recently. Preview the article. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#131210it Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:15:12 +0000 IRELAND’S small island and inland fishermen are siding with the European Commission and environmentalists at the annual battle for fish quota, supported by the Irish Wildlife Trust and the worldwide fish conservation body. Preview the article. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#131210examiner Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:15:12 +0000 THE POACHING of deer, salmon and other wild species by selfish, greedy individuals has grown to epidemic proportions over the past two years as the recession worsened and personal incomes fell. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#061210ited Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:39:12 +0000 30-day public consultation process on the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations for the 2011 season... ...Setanta Ireland will televise a six-part series on fly-fishing each Tuesday over the next six weeks.. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/index.htm#061210it Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:39:12 +0000 Good news for shark anglers: European fisheries ministers have agreed minor cuts to quotas for some vulnerable deep-sea fish and more stringent measures to protect rare sharks. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/nov.htm#pro301110 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:04:12 +0000 IFI launches 24 Hour Confidential Phone Line: 1890 34 74 24 or 1890 FISH 24, to encourage the reporting of incidences of illegal fishing, water pollution and invasive species. Preview the release http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/nov.htm#ifi301110 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:32:12 +0000 Derek Evans on the recent win by the Irish shore angling team in the World Championships. Preview the article. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/nov.htm#times291110 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:40:12 +0000 Derek Evans on the recent Irish Fly Fair in Galway. Preview the article. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/nov.htm#times221110 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:40:12 +0000 Eoin English reports that the minister responsible for flood protection will protect taxpayers from attempts to sue public bodies for flood damage. http://www.fishinginireland.info/clippings/nov.htm<#examiner221110/link> Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:40:13 +0000