€50,000 Split Among Two Midlands Counties To Preserve Fisheries

The money will be shared among two groups in Westmeath and one in Laois.

Two midlands counties are to benefit from over €50,000 in funding to support conservation of fisheries.

In Westmeath, Lough Ennell Trout Preservation Association and Fore Heritage and Amenity Group are to receive €15,000 each.

While in Laois, Inland Fisheries Ireland is getting €24,000 to carry out habitat enhancement works for salmon on the River Erkina.

They're among 17 projects that've have been approved so far this year under the government's Habitats & Conservation Fund.

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