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  • Irish Salmon Anglers Welcome The Passing Of Inland Fisheries Bill Report Stage In Dail

    The Chairman of the?????Irish Salmon Anglers – FISSTA (Federation of Irish Salmon and Sea Trout Anglers) Mr. John Carroll,?????welcomed the passing of the report stage of the Inland Fisheries Bill 2009 through the Dail recently.????? “On behalf of our FISSTA members nationwide, I congratulated the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Mr Eamon Ryan TD and the opposition spokespeople on the completion of this very onerous task. It brings to a conclusion our campaign to reform inland fisheries by merging all regional fishery boards into one body now being named Inland Fisheries Ireland.????? It has taken over six years since our federation met three times in January 2004 under the Chairmanship of Mr Edward Power to?????present?????our first submission to?????the Dept high level review under the charge of FGS consultants.????? Our proposals met with ‘strong opposition’ and taken many?????diversions since that time but?????we are now pleased that the bill will soon be ready to?????open up a new chapter in the management of inland fisheries.

    Mr?????Power’s?????decades of voluntary service was commended in the Dail Chamber by the opposition spokespeople Liz Mc Manus TD Labour and Simon Coveney TD Fine Gael for his long and valued service to angling.????? He?????was the Secretary of the Salmon and Seatrout?????Council?????of Ireland ?????in 1979 when the late Brian Lenihan TD was Minister for Fisheries passed the 1980 act.

    Minister Eamon Ryan TD was generous in his praise for FISSTA when he stated “I too wish to acknowledge the presence in the Visitors Gallery of people who have spent significant amounts of time on a voluntary, non-paid basis in the protection and development of our fisheries, for community benefit and gain.”

    Dail Record 11.3.2010

    Deputy Liz McManus: welcome the Minister to the House. It is unusual for the senior Minister to come in to deal with this legislation when the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, had been dealing with it. The Minister is welcome, and what I said is not a criticism, but it would have been appropriate if the Minister of State, Deputy Lenihan, had been here because I want to acknowledge in the Visitors Gallery the presence of Mr. Edward Power, who was secretary of the Federation of Salmon Anglers in 1980 when the Minister of State??????s father introduced the legislation at that time. It would have been nice if the young Minister, Deputy Lenihan could have been here to participate in this debate.

    Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Eamon Ryan): It is regrettable that the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, was not able to take Report and Final Stages because, as Deputy McManus said, it would have shown a connection from his father??????s time and I think that should be marked.????? Like Deputy McManus, I too wish to acknowledge the presence in the Visitors Gallery of people who have spent significant amounts of time on a voluntary, non-paid basis in the protection and development of our fisheries, for community benefit and gain. I thank my officials. We have a very small Department with very limited resources which have been significantly cut back in recent years as budgetary constraints have come into play. My officials have shown outstanding public service and have done very good work in getting this Bill through the House, considering the limited resources at their disposal, and I commend and thank them.

    Inland Fisheries Bill 09 Report Final stage debae passing by D?????il ?????ireann

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  • Flight Of The Earls Salmon Commemorated By Irish Anglers

    The Wild Atlantic Salmon as the king of fish always held a very special place in Irish history and a very special event relating to the Flight of the Earls was marked recently.

    It is the 400th anniversary of an historic event which was commemorated by Ireland??????s Premier Angling body?????- FISSTA (Federation of Irish Salmon and Sea Trout Anglers) at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin where a specialexhibition titled ??????Strangers to Citizens ?????? the Irish in Europe 1600 -1800.????????????????????? ?????The Belgian Ambassador to Ireland His Excellency Mr. Leopold Carrewyn attended the commemoration and was presented by National Secretary Noel Carr and founding member Richard Behal with a Loates painting of a returning wild salmon to commemorate the salmon of Louvain being caught by a soldier from the Earl of Tyrconnell party as they traveled Europe in what has become known as the Flight of the Earls. ?????In an extract from the Flight of the Earls chronicler Tadhg O?????? Cianain who wrote this account in the Irish Franciscan College in Louven Belguim in 1608, it is recorded that the salmon was seen in the Louvain river by a Donegal soldier, as he was on his way to deliver a message to the Earl of Tyrone??????s palace near the Franciscan College.?????????? Having caught the salmon, he presented it to Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O?????? Neill who thankfully displayed it to all the nobles of the Louvain city who were surprised at the size and where he was caught as no salmon had ever been caught there before or since. ?????The Secretary of FISSTA Noel Carr stated that ??????The story is certainly a most historic one in that great hope sprung from the catching of this salmon as it was seen at that time as an inspiring sign from Ireland.????? FISSTA now take this same hope in their overall objective to encourage participation in the sport of salmon angling and to encourage????? Belgium and other mainland EU continues to improve the clean water and fish stocks in the once great salmon rivers such as the Meuse and Rhine. Our campaign to end the commercial netting for salmon will continue to bring positive results, and the Federation now believe that the time is right for a more positive image to be promoted for angling tourism and leisure breaks on our waterways. We hope the commemoration of this event will promote the ancient sport of angling for those exploring new outdoor holiday pursuits.