News - fishermen

Ciaran Mullooly says Ireland will lose around 57-thousand tonnes of fishing quota for 2026 - a move he warns will hit coastal communities and put jobs at risk.

Earlier on Saturday Lough Ree RNLI had joined with Athlone Sub Aqua Club and Athlone River Safety Awareness just upstream of the weir wall to demonstrate emergency response procedures to the public.

Inland Fisheries Ireland is warning anglers that it is carrying out patrols in the region to monitor any breaches of legislation. Earlier this month the