A PROGRAMME of activities to mark Fisheries Awareness Week 2015, the annual event run by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), is underway with a range of fisheriesrelated public events in angling hotspots around the country from Friday, May 15 to Sunday, May 24. Fisheries Awareness Week runs nationwide each year in early summer, and aims to encourage adults and children to take up fishing as a new hobby.
To achieve this, IFI works with angling clubs and organisations to promote all types of angling - from beach casting to fly fishing.
A number of events will take place from Cork to Donegal, including activities such as an exploration of the sea shore with a marine biologist in Waterville and introduction to fly fishing in Carrigavantry, Co Waterford and Meadows Trout Fishery in Fanad, Co Donegal.Events are free and open to all.
For more info, visit www.faw.ie