Anglers and ESB locked in dispute over protection of salmon stocks

Anglers and the ESB are in dispute as to the effectiveness of measures to protect salmon stocks on the Mulcair and Lower Shannon rivers.

The Shannon, Mulcair and District Anglers are calling on the ESB to take back responsibility for policing salmon fishing in their river systems. Protection duties have been in the hands of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) since 2007.

In that time, the angler groups say the region has lost its status as a prime attraction for anglers.