The statement from his office confirmed to the world that ÔÇ£The North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF) announces with great sadness, the passing of our founder and Chairman Mr. Orri Vigf├║sson. Mr Vigf├║sson succumbed to lung cancer at Iceland’s national hospital in Reyjavik yesterday July 1st 2017 only nine short of his 75th birthday. Mr. Vigf├║sson …
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The Passing of a Patriot
┬á Very sad news that TK Whitaker, a great friend of angling has died in Dublin yesterday. He caught his first salmon below Carrick bridge on the Glen river in 1964 – photo below, and here┬áis his wonderful account of how he saw our river and village life in which we were blessed to grow …
Facebook posting defamed NARGC Director
Irish Times 18th June 2016 http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/facebook-award-is-a-wake-up-call-for-online-users-1.2689600 Facebook award is ÔÇÿa wake-up call for online usersÔÇÖ Rights groups react as court orders Irish man to pay Ôé¼75,000 over defamatory post Marie O’Halloran Desmond Crofton, who won his civil action in relation to a Facebook comment. An award of Ôé¼75,000 in damages to a man following a …
Wild West still alive for illegal salmon netters in Ireland
Well over Ôé¼30m was paid to commercial salmon fishermen not to fish from 2007 onwards. Yet, many took the money and continued using so called decommissioned nets which is part of the reason salmon and sea trout numbers are still declining. These breaches of the act are not small hit and run operations. Many nets …
FISSTA Support Plan to save the Cork Gearagh
Great article by Clare O’ Sullivan in the Examiner and well done to Declan O’ Mahony and colleagues on a great press release. Plan to save ancient Cork river forest flooded 60 years ago for dams The ESB, Cork County Council, Inland Fisheries Ireland, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, have been meeting to …
We Remember Dan Joy RIP Killocrim Listowel.
TIME FOR BIM TO ANSWER THE STICKY QUESTIONS ON HOW THEY SQUANDERED THE MILLIONS
FISSTA CANVASS ALL ELECTION CANDIDATES
Below is a copy of one of the FISSTA election flyers designed to inform and warn all prospective candidates in the forthcoming general election.
Angling still last on Irish Sports Council list
From the Irish Times of wed 17th Jan
Galway congratulates FISSTA on Successful Campaign
Galway’s Salthill Hotel has been the campaign HQ for FISSTA and supporting groups such as Galway Bay against Salmon. cages for over five years. It was here that all activists met to plan every detail in opposing the mad mega salmon farm plan. On Jan 8th 2016 we all met for the first time since …