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Wheelchair Access WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY VENUES IN THE SHANNON FISHERIES REGION

AN ANGLING GUIDE CHART FOR ANGLERS WITH DISABILITY OR RESTRICTED MOBILITY

  

Key

Salmon   Trout   Coarse Fish      Pike

N/P - Species Not Present           P - Species Present           P/S - Predominant Species

 

Fishery    

Centre/Location
Type of Facilities

ShRFB Fishing Permit

Salmon

Trout

Coarse Fish

Pike

Lough Errill

Mohill, Co Leitrim

One wheelchair friendly stand

Permit not Required

N/P

N/P

P/S

P

Lough Bran

Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim

One wheelchair friendly stand

Permit not Required

N/P

N/P

P/S

P

Lough Mc Hugh

Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim

One wheelchair friendly stand

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P

Cavetown Lake

Boyle, Co Roscommon

One  wheelchair friendly stand

Local Angling Club Permit Required

N/P

P/S

P

P

Lanesboro Hotwater stretch

Lanesboro,  Co Longford

Easy access to a concrete ribbon with three custom built stands and WC facilities

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

River Suck Valley

Donamon, Co Roscommon

30 custom built stands with dedicated parking bays

ShRFB Permit Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Cloonahee Lake

Strokestown, Co Roscommon

Three custom built   wheelchair friendly stands

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Lough na Blaithi

Strokestown, Co Roscommon

Four custom built   wheelchair friendly stands

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Upper Lough Gara

Ballaghadereen , Co Roscommon

One  wheelchair friendly stand

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

River Lung

Aughalustia Bridge, Co Roscommon

One  wheelchair friendly stand

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Slevin's Lake

Mullingar, Co Westmeath

Double wheelchair friendly stand & dedicated parking bays

Permit Required

N/P

N/P

P/S

P/S

Royal Canal Mullingar

Mullingar, Co Westmeath

Easy access to open bank fishing

Permit not Required

N/P

N/P

P/S

P/S

Royal Canal Abbeyshrule

Abbeyshrule, Co Longford

Easy access open bank fishing

Permit not Required

N/P

N/P

P/S

P/S

Grand Canal Banagher/Ferbane

Banagher, Co Offaly

Easy access open bank fishing

Permit not Required

N/P

N/P

P/S

P/S

Lough an Dochais

Boora Parklands, Co Offaly

Nine custom built stands and carpark

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

N/P

Kilgory Lake

East Clare Lakes

One  wheelchair friendly stand

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Lough Bridget

East Clare Lakes

One  wheelchair friendly stand & parking

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Clondorney Lake

East Clare Lakes

Easy access to stands and parking

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Lower River Shannon Annacotty

Annacotty

Easy access to stands and parking

Permit not Required

P

P

P/S

P/S

Lower River Shannon O'Briensbridge

Rowing Club section, O’Briensbridge

Easy access to fishing and parking subject to gate being opened

Permit not Required

P

P

P/S

P/S

Lough Derg West - Scariff

Scariff

Easy access to piers and parking

Permit not Required

N/P

P/S

P/S

P/S

Lough Derg East -  Dromineer

Dromineer

Easy access to piers and parking

Permit not Required

N/P

P/S

P/S

P/S

Lough Derg South  West - Killaloe

Killaloe, Twomilegate

Easy access to stands and parking at Twomilegate

Permit not Required

N/P

P/S

P/S

P/S

Scariff River Tuamgraney

Scariff, Tuamgraney Pier

Easy Access to fishing pier

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Scariff  River Harbour

Scariff, Harbour Section

Easy Access access to fishing pier

Permit not Required

N/P

P

P/S

P/S

Note: The Royal and Grand Canals of Ireland have open bank fishing, generally with easy access along the canal banks.

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