IFI to provide over €1m under Habitats & Conservation Funding for transformative river restoration projects in 2025

Inland Fisheries Ireland new habitats and conservation funding call
A completed river restoration at the Kilroe River, Co. Galway, with instream structures to help vary the river’s flow and depth

  • Almost €985k provided for developments in 16 counties in 2024
  • New Habitats & Conservation Funding Call now open

Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) is to provide more than €1m in 2025 to support healthy habitats for fish in rivers nationwide. 

In 2024, IFI awarded almost €985k for 32 community, angling club, and national projects in 16 counties including Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Sligo, Tipperary, Wicklow, Westmeath. 

IFI’s Habitats & Conservation Funding comprises two competitive initiatives – the Salmon and Sea Trout Rehabilitation, Conservation and Protection Fund, and the Midlands Fisheries Fund.

Brian Beckett Acting Head of Operations at IFI commented: “Since 2016 IFI has given more than €7m in grants to over 312 river restoration, and barrier mitigation, projects throughout Ireland.

“These schemes, which are administered by IFI, invest in sustainable developments that help native salmon and sea trout survive and thrive, and to overcome increasing challenges they face in the wild.

“They also support key fisheries research and critical habitats work to enhance the resilience of fish populations in an era of climate disruption.”

Monies are generated from salmon and sea trout angling and commercial fishing licences, and the sale of fishing permits.

Applications for IFI’s Habitats & Conservation Funding 2025 have now opened, and expressions of interest can be made until December 13th.

EOI’s are invited from angling clubs, fishery owners, local development associations, local authorities, tidy towns and others who may be looking to carry out relevant projects.

Additional and comprehensive information is available to view in IFI’s Funding Call guide for 2025.

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