49 new Seasonal Fisheries Officers to be recruited

Protection and Development posts opening up in Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Wexford

Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection, conservation, development and promotion of freshwater fish, habitats and sea angling, is launching its recruitment drive today to hire forty-nine Seasonal Fisheries Officers.

The six-month posts are divided across seven River Basin Districts, covering sixteen counties with recruitment getting underway immediately.

Seasonal Fisheries Officers will join teams over the summer months to help protect, conserve and develop fisheries resources working in and around Ireland’s lakes, rivers and coastlines.

Inland Fisheries Ireland is looking for candidates for both ‘protection’ and ‘development’ roles and they will play a crucial part in the agency’s plans for 2022, according to its Chief Executive Officer, Francis O’ Donnell.

Launching the recruitment drive today, O’ Donnell said: “Our new Seasonal Fisheries Officers will be joining us on the frontlines, helping to protect, maintain and conserve this country’s natural resources. As an environmental agency, enforcement, protection and development are a big focus for us. For example, our teams undertake over 30,000 patrols around the clock every year, including patrols by foot, e-bike, vehicle and boat. At the same time, our development teams ensure the sustainability of fisheries habitat, enabling access for this generation and for future generations.”

Inland Fisheries Ireland’s HR Director, Róisín Bradley, says the roles would particularly appeal to those who enjoy working outdoors, adding: “Our Officers working in protection will spend a lot of their time patrolling lakes, rivers and coastlines. While Officers working in development will also spend a lot of their time around lakes and rivers, as they build, repair and maintain structures. Those that enjoy being close to nature and working outdoors, in all types of weather, are likely to find these roles very appealing and rewarding.”

Meanwhile, Inland Fisheries Ireland staff from five districts are lending their support to the recruitment drive and appearing in promotional videos to raise awareness about the new posts on offer. They are Maureen Byrne (Drogheda District), Andrew Crosbie (Cavan District), José Peréz (Kerry District), Aoife Walsh (Tralee District) and Christine Meehan (Lismore District).

The agency plans to launch a second recruitment drive later in the year for Seasonal Research Assistants.

Those interested in applying for a six-month Seasonal Fisheries Officer role can apply on-line at www.fisheriesireland.ie/careers, before the deadline of Monday, February 21st 2022.

ENDS

For media information

Sarah Bohan, Communications Manager, Inland Fisheries Ireland

E : sarah.bohan@fisheriesireland.ie

T : 087 65 39936

Photography Note:

High resolution images of Seasonal Fisheries Officers are available on request (reproduction free)

Notes to Editor:

Seasonal Fisheries Officers with Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2022

Full job specifications are available at https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/careers/seasonal-opportunities

Location of posts

Cavan: 3 (River Basin Districts: North-Western & Shannon)

Clare: 1 (River Basin District: Shannon)

Cork: 3 (River Basin District: South-Western)

Donegal: 6 (River Basin District: North-Western)

Dublin: 3 (River Basin District: Eastern)

Galway: 5 (River Basin District: Western – Galway)

Kerry: 4 (River Basin Districts: Shannon & South-Western)

Leitrim: 1 (River Basin District: Shannon)

Limerick: 2 (River Basin District: Shannon)

Louth: 2 (River Basin District: Eastern)

Mayo: 8 (River Basin Districts: Western – Ballina & Galway, including 1 post along the Mayo/Galway border)

Monaghan: 1 (River Basin District: Eastern)

Roscommon: 2 (River Basin District: Shannon)

Sligo: 1 (River Basin District: Western – Ballina)

Tipperary: 2 (River Basin District: South-Eastern)

Wexford: 5 (River Basin District: South-Eastern)

About Inland Fisheries Ireland (www.fisheriesireland.ie)

Inland Fisheries Ireland is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communication (DECC) and was established under the Fisheries Act on 1st July 2010. Its principal function is the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. Inland Fisheries Ireland promotes supports, facilitates and advises the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling. Inland Fisheries Ireland also develops policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries and sea angling and advises the Minister on same (fisheriesireland.ie).

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