South East Charters

Ballyhack /Duncannon swim

Irish fishermen take part in EU project to reduce marine pollution Marine waste is polluting Irish coastal waters. The EU-wide Fishing for Litter project encourages fishermen to collect and recycle harmful waste.

Supporting the Irish Seafood Industry – BIM An Bord Iascaigh Mhara supports and enables the development of the Irish Seafood Industry by providing technical expertise, business support, funding, training and promoting responsible environmental practice.

Find out more at heritagecouncil.ie If your work has national or regional significance, this fund is here to help you grow stronger and make a lasting impact.

FLAG Scheme Re‑opens to Support Coastal Blue Economy The FLAG Coastal Communities Development Scheme re‑opens today, offering €15 m from 2025–29 to coastal, island and inland fishing communities. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.

Read about the good fishing people of Rinnashark and Portally, Co Waterford in the early 1800s, in the first report into the state of the fisheries of Ireland 1837. Report on Co Waterford starts from digital page 200, best reading it on a laptop/PC.
https://archive.org/details/op1245550-1001