My Job: A career at Inland Fisheries Ireland ticks all the boxes

Seasonal fisheries office

Christine Meehan: ‘You’re operating in all weathers, good and bad, so a love of nature and the outdoors is very much a necessity.’

In a month often marked by gales and rain, the rivers and lakes of Ireland once again see the return of anglers as the fishing season gets properly under way.

Inland Fisheries Ireland was established in 2010 with a principal function to protect and conserve Ireland’s inland fisheries and sea angling resources. The agency has statutory responsibility for the management of 74,000km of rivers and streams together with 128,000 hectares of lake. A coastal 12-mile jurisdictional limit is also included.