In what was a cold wet morning on Wednesday 2nd April last our Fissta protest group were there to confronts the minister at the Aviva stadium on Landsdowne rd where BIM hosted a seafood conference. Fair play to the Minister for dropping in for a chat rather than being driven around to a more secure …
Author: Noel Carr
EDWARD POWER RIP
Ed Power Obituary The sad passing of Edward Power from Clonmel, who was our serving Vice Public Relations Officer, is a huge loss to FISSTA and Ireland’s country sports. Irish angling has greatly benefited from his participation with this federation where he was a true leader of our decreasing salmon and seatrout fisheries. Just like …
SAD LOSS OF FISSTA ANGLING GIANT
EDWARD (EDDIE) POWER RIP The sad news that the renowned Edward Power from has died suddenly at his residence in Clonmel has shocked the Irish and international angling community. Eddie served as former Chairman of the Clonmel and District Salmon Anglers and currently as the FISSTA Vice Public Relations Officer. He was a strong defender …
Kinsale now holds the record wave
Surely all Minister Simon Coveney has to do is look out his window to realise offshore salmon farming is an outdated form of pollution that happened in the days before climatic change. Congrats to Cork for winning this weeks biggest wave. Ireland’s biggest ever wave recorded off Kinsale THE biggest wave ever to hit Irish …
Mayo TD exposes waste of fisheries money.
Minister for food must protect food
We are in danger of messing our hard win exports by letting the fish farming cowboys damage our economy. … http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-205540/Farm-salmon-linked-cancer-chemicals.html
IFA AQUACULTURE ADMIT POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO MARINE IF THEY DO NOT GET MORE STATE GRANTS
It appears that communication on one side of IFA Aquaculture office up in Dublin has broken down with the other side according to Ritchie Flynn and Jerry Gallagher’s press statements in this months edition of the Irish Skipper. One says ‘salmon farms withstood unprecedented storms’ while the other seeks Ôé¼5m more state funding “to deal …
Coveney Unsustainable ten fish Plan must be scrapped
Constructive meeting of GALWAY BAY AGAINST SALMON CAGES in Menlo park hotel last Sunday with many groups attending to voice support for the many campaigns against Minister Coveney’s ten fish farm plan. Below is an extract from GBASC press statement. Issued by Brian E. Curran PRO Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages Mob: 0872509722. Press Release …
FISSTA clarify policy and Support sister federation TAFI
https://www.facebook.com/noel.carr.5/posts/668147256557978 Thanks John Buckley for posting on my timeline and bringing this letter to the notice of FISSTA. Just to confirm that on 25th November 2013 the CEO of IFI Ciaran Byrne at the National Inland Fisheries Forum in Athlone presented their intention to impose a state angling contribution or what we understood to be …
Great Game Fairs scoop Award from President Higgins
Congrats to Albert and Irene Titterington and team on their hard work being rewarded once again. This time by President Higgins for their Great Game Fairs of Ireland well run country game fairs in Shane’s Castle and Birr Castle. https://www.facebook.com/noel.carr.5/posts/667851953254175