Limerick 1-28 Clare 1-15 

AS we enter the post drift-net era we must not rush to alter the point of slaughter, but rather exercise the precautionary approach.

BEAMS of light punch through the December darkness. In their glare, ghostly figures race in a co-ordinated routine. The difficulty of the training is underlined by lingering clouds of breath.

BRAVO Prime Time! (RTÉ 1, Sept 18). Janet Traynor’s exposé on salmon farming lifted the lid on what we anglers have long suspected to be a serious threat to the natural environment and to wild salmon and sea trout stocks.