Unfair dismissal case of former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief adjourned until September
HR staff in State agency believed Francis O’Donnell could return to regional director job after term in top job ended, WRC hears
Inland Fisheries Ireland
Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive had suicidal thoughts, doctor tells tribunal
Specialist tells WRC State fishing agency was unhappy with her findings but did not seek her to change her report
Ireland punishes tax evaders. Pollution should be just as risky
Nature absorbs the impact of polluters because the political will isn’t there to make the consequences serious enough to stop them
Former State agency chief faced disciplinary action after finding he assisted job candidate, WRC told
Ex-Inland Fisheries Ireland boss Francis O’Donnell claims he was unfairly dismissed and penalised after making protected disclosures
More than 500 fish believed dead in ‘significant fish kill’ in Co Kildare
Inland Fisheries Ireland investigating incident over 4km-stretch of river Rye near Maynooth
State agency chief executive ‘pestered’ personnel boss for assurances on top job, WRC hears
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland boss denies providing then HR head with pre-prepared letter to sign at meeting in car park
Former State agency chief says he contemplated suicide after being isolated by employer
Ex-chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland tells Workplace Relations Commission untrue allegations about him were read into Oireachtas record
Fisheries officer says he was treated as ‘black sheep and leper’ after blowing whistle
Complaint made against Inland Fisheries Ireland assistant inspector within days of disclosure
Witness ‘afraid’ to give evidence due to intimidation by State fisheries agency, WRC told
Inland Fisheries Ireland says there is ‘absolutely no substance whatsoever’ to claims of witness intimidation
Louth river incident is one of Ireland’s worst fish kills on record
Inland Fisheries Ireland says source has been identified as agricultural discharge
Endangered salmon among victims of ‘significant’ fish kill in Co Louth
‘Definite line of inquiry’ being pursued by Inland Fisheries Ireland following incident in river Glyde near Tallanstown
Kyne defends record raising concerns over Inland Fisheries Ireland as he returns to Dáil
Other byelection winner Daniel Ennis said he tried without success to leave a former job after it was raided by Revenue
Fisheries agency threw official ‘under the bus’ after protected disclosure, WRC told
Fishery inspector says he knew letter to management on uninsured vehicles ‘would be like a nuclear bomb going off’ in the State agency
Major dairy processor fined for illegal effluent discharge into Blackwater river tributary
North Cork Co-operative Creamery pleaded guilty to one count of causing or permitting polluting materials to enter waterway
Calls for fisheries agency to repay €60K spent on training before PAC appearance
Public body spending public money to prepare for hearing ‘ludicrous’, TD says
Inland Fisheries Ireland’s €60,000 PR outlay and protests at rising fuel costs
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Big field in Galway West makes byelection outcome unpredictable
Final showdown will likely be between candidate of the left and of centre-right with transfer pacts being key
‘Serious allegations’ over former taoiseach putting pressure on fisheries agency, PAC hears
Proposed severance deal for ex-Inland Fisheries Ireland chief also raised at Dáil Public Accounts Committee
Claims of fraud and blackmail at State fisheries body brings infighting into the public
Claims of fraud and blackmail surfaced at an employment dispute this week bringing infighting at Inland Fisheries Ireland into public
Senator sought to block promotion for key witness in Garda investigation, WRC hearing told
Former chief executive at Inland Fisheries Ireland tell hearing that within hours of complaint against him shared with agency’s board a TD had read details into Dáil record
Former State agency chief told gardaí he was ‘being blackmailed’ by a senator
Francis O’Donnell tells Workplace Relations Commission he reported to gardaí that ‘significant fraud had occurred at Inland Fisheries Ireland’
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief says governance issues ‘weaponised’ against him
Francis O’Donnell tells WRC ‘dream job’ turned into ‘an absolute nightmare’ after he suspended chairman’s brother
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief claims he was threatened by board chair after suspending his brother
Francis O’Donell says ‘dream job’ with State agency turned into ‘absolute nightmare’
Unsigned allegations about fisheries agency referred to gardaí by TDs
Letter purported to be written by someone close to the board of troubled State agency
Rivers must be monitored continuously to prevent ‘repeat of Blackwater fish kill’
Valuable time lost in raising alert on the incident, notes review by European Union scientists
Twenty-six whistleblower disclosures made against Inland Fisheries Ireland since 2022
Government commissioned seven external investigations, with two upholding all allegations and two rejecting all claims
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief begins case at Workplace Relations Commission
Fisheries agency has had troubled history in recent years with a number of reviews and investigations
Dáil committee has ‘significant concerns’ about fisheries agency, department told
John Brady says issues ongoing within IFI for number of years
From common to rare in 60 years, Ireland’s angel sharks need a guardian angel of their own
Poor fishing practices and lack of protections have left species critically endangered
New external review of fisheries agency IFI to be carried out
Dáil Public Accounts Committee said it had ‘seldom seen an organisation so ill prepared for an appearance’
Fisheries agency allowed employee to present false documents to gardaí
Inland Fisheries Ireland refutes finding set out in external investigator’s report commissioned by Eamon Ryan
More than 60 prosecutions by fisheries agency pulled over doubts on authority to pursue cases
Dáil Public Accounts Committee told by Inland Fisheries Ireland that costs to date amount to more than €240,000
‘This was twice their size’: How Ireland’s war on Asian hornets started in a beer garden
Public responded well to Asian hornet alert but tougher regulations and better education needed
IFI welcomes conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution of Cavan river
Fine, costs and expenses totalling €7,658 imposed on utility
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