Judge glad to be off the hook as fishermen settle dispute

A FIVE-YEAR battle over fishing rights on one of Ireland’s best known rivers was settled yesterday before the case was due to be heard in the circuit court.

Two trustees of Fermoy Salmon Anglers’ Association took the case against four men, formerly members of FRAAG (Fermoy River Amenity Action Group), to prevent them fishing on a 1.5km stretch of the River Blackwater.

When the case was called before Judge Patrick Moran, at Fermoy Circuit Court, in Mallow yesterday, he was told a solution might be found.