Men cleared of having illegal fish net

A father and son were yesterday cleared of a charge relating to having a drift net for illegal fishing.

Drift nets were outlawed in 2006 under the Fisheries Act to safeguard and conserve salmon and trout stocks.

Cases against Anthony Sheehy, his company Knollway Ltd, and son Ronan Sheehy stemmed from the discovery of a net aboard a small registered fishing boat, Shore Creeper, in a cove at Trafrask near Baltimore in July 2011.