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ESB Close Fisheries

ESB Managed Fisheries close and permit sales are suspended until further notice.

ESB Fisheries control angling rights in the following catchments;
• Shannon
• Castleconnell
• Lower Shannon
• Mulcair River
• Mid-Shannon
• Erne
• Assaroe Lake
• Liffey
• Lee includes Inniscarra

ESB Fisheries’ Role
ESB have the statutory responsibility of managing, conducting and preserving the fisheries throughout the Shannon, Erne, Lee and Liffey catchments. We are committed to putting significant resources into the conservation of the fisheries to ensure their accessibility and enhancing their amenity value.
ESB fisheries’ role is part of our organisation’s larger, strategic goal: our commitment to Ireland’s environment and natural landscape; and engaging sustainability as our core value; with particular focus on waterways and fish stocks.

For more information visit https://esb.ie/acting-responsibly/fisheries-2/fisheries