IFI will provide over €1 million in 2025 for transformative river restoration projects

INLAND Fisheries Ireland (IFI) will provide more than €1 million in 2025 to support healthy fish habitats in rivers across the country.
In 2024, IFI awarded almost €985,000 to 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 includes two competitive initiatives – the Salmon and Sea Trout Rehabilitation, Conservation and Protection Fund and the Midlands Fisheries Fund.
Brian Beckett, Acting Operations Manager at IFI, commented: “Since 2016, IFI has awarded more than €7 million in grants to over 312 river restoration and barrier restoration projects across Ireland.
“Managed by IFI, these programs invest in sustainable developments that help native salmon and sea trout survive and thrive and overcome the increasing challenges they face in the wild.
“They also support important fisheries research and work on critical habitats to strengthen the resilience of fish populations in times of climate change.”
Funds are generated through salmon and sea trout fishing, commercial fishing licenses and fishing license sales.
Applications for IFIs Financing Habitats and Conservation 2025 are open now, expressions of interest can be submitted until December 13th^Th.
Eligible fishing clubs, fishery owners and other stakeholders are invited to express their interest in submitting a proposal.
Additional and comprehensive information can be viewed in IFIs Guide to the funding call for 2025.