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cebook in order to engage individuals and organisations in angling and inland fisheries related matters. Disclaimer
Posted comments and images (including videos) do not necessarily represent the views of IFI. External, non-IFI links on this site do not constitute official endorsement on behalf of IFI. While we encourage users to share thoughts and opinions on the IFI page, we expect that this will be done in a respectful manner. IFI does not agree with or endorse every comment/posting that individuals post on our pages. The goal of our Facebook profile is to share ideas and information with as many individuals as possible and our policy is to accept the majority of comments made to our profile. Therefore, a comment/posting will be deleted if it contains:
* - Hate speech
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* - Nudity in profile pictures
* - Defamation to a person or people
* - Name calling and/or personal attacks,
* - Comments/postings whose main purpose are to sell a product, and
* - Comments/postings that infringe on copyrights,
* - Spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile,
* - Comments unrelated to the topic or original post,
* - Comments which have been answered previously,
*- Other comments that are considered in breach of legislation,
* - Comments which may be damaging to the angling sector,
* - Links to unrelated sites, and
* - Other comments that the IFI Social Media team deems inappropriate. All links posted as comments on IFI posts will be reviewed and may be deleted. Repeated violations of the IFI comment policy may cause the author to be blocked from the IFI page. We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our moderation capabilities are not. Should an inappropriate comment be made we are trusting in the maturity of our community to ignore it or respond politely. In the event that you notice a comment which you consider to be inappropriate, please contact our staff at (01) 8842600 or email [email protected]

Equally, we are not in a position to respond to every comment. This page is not intended as an open forum to discuss matters of policy or operations. It is not intended for this page to replace public meetings, public consultations or our complaints, comments and compliment procedures, all of which are available to anyone who feels their questions are not fully addressed. In the event that your comment is deleted, you are advised to contact us through the channels noted above. For more information see:
http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/About-Us/contact-us.html

📣 IFI is now hiring for a range of fisheries roles.See: tinyurl.com/mvrbbcyd for more info
25/08/2025

📣 IFI is now hiring for a range of fisheries roles.
See: tinyurl.com/mvrbbcyd for more info

🆕 Today's IFI statement re meeting with angling groups in Co Cork.
22/08/2025

🆕 Today's IFI statement re meeting with angling groups in Co Cork.

🆕 IFI statement re fish kill at River Blackwater, Co Cork  🔗 More:  tinyurl.com/3b94tct8
19/08/2025

🆕 IFI statement re fish kill at River Blackwater, Co Cork 🔗 More: tinyurl.com/3b94tct8

🆕 IFI is investigating a fish kill in   during which at least 100 fish have died. 📌 Tullamore River  ✝️ Trout and juveni...
15/08/2025

🆕 IFI is investigating a fish kill in during which at least 100 fish have died. 📌 Tullamore River ✝️ Trout and juvenile pike. Dry/hot weather appears to be the cause.

🎣 Angling at IFI's State fisheries in  /  is now suspended until further notice. Including: Galway Fishery, Erriff, Moy,...
15/08/2025

🎣 Angling at IFI's State fisheries in / is now suspended until further notice. Including: Galway Fishery, Erriff, Moy, Cloongee, and Ballyvary.

🔬The Marine Institute’s Fish Health Unit sampled affected trout at the R. Blackwater, Mallow,   today. 📜IFI expects to r...
14/08/2025

🔬The Marine Institute’s Fish Health Unit sampled affected trout at the R. Blackwater, Mallow, today. 📜IFI expects to receive a related report within 4 weeks.
There is no requirement for dead fish to be removed from the water.

📰 UPDATE to: http://tinyurl.com/mw3jmsabUp to 2000, mainly brown trout, have died in a 16km stretch of the River Blackwa...
14/08/2025

📰 UPDATE to: http://tinyurl.com/mw3jmsab
Up to 2000, mainly brown trout, have died in a 16km stretch of the River Blackwater.
🐟 Investigations continuing

🐟 Did you fish for Twaite Shad this year? IFI invites Shad anglers to complete an anonymous survey ➡️ tinyurl.com/44zw7w...
13/08/2025

🐟 Did you fish for Twaite Shad this year? IFI invites Shad anglers to complete an anonymous survey ➡️ tinyurl.com/44zw7wem 💶 Submissions go in a draw to win a €100 voucher ✅ Contribute to our understanding of this important species.

IFI is investigating a possible fungal infection outbreak that may have killed up to 1,000 brown   in the River Blackwat...
12/08/2025

IFI is investigating a possible fungal infection outbreak that may have killed up to 1,000 brown in the River Blackwater, . Tuilleadh eolais: http://tinyurl.com/mw3jmsab

12/08/2025

🐬 While on patrol, IFI staff spotted these dolphins playing 📹 Co. Waterford.

⚫ IFI records first tagging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna for 2025 ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/5n6e5nxw 🐟 The 1.95m fish was ta...
07/08/2025

⚫ IFI records first tagging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna for 2025 ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/5n6e5nxw 🐟 The 1.95m fish was tagged in the water and released back to Bay 👩‍🔬 Part of the Tuna CHART research project, which collects data on the distribution + size of bluefin tuna in Irish waters.

➰ Brown tags for the Roughty River in Co   are ​being posted to successful applicants➡️ More info: https://tinyurl.com/y...
06/08/2025

➰ Brown tags for the Roughty River in Co are ​being posted to successful applicants
➡️ More info: https://tinyurl.com/yejt8bjx ⚫ IFI's Brown tag system helps manage the number of caught and retained, supporting sustainable fisheries.

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