Athy group dedicated to protecting local waterways

Athy Water Keepers is a group specifically dedicated to the protection of the waterways between Vicarstown and the Three Counties bridge (also referred to as the Athy Area). The group is made up of four appointed water keepers from the Athy and District Anglers club. 

These water keepers have been appointed by Inland Fisheries Ireland and the courts to help protect the Athy Area waterways from poaching, illegal fishing and illegal taking and/or killing of fish. 

How can you help? Report suspected poaching incidents via messenger with this page, just hit the ‘message’ button on our Facebook page to contact us. Spread awareness of our efforts so that everyone can understand what constitutes illegal fishing and how it damages our local waterways. How do I report suspected poaching? 

Send a message on our Facebook page. Include the location, the time and a description of what you observed. If you took any photos or video of the incident, you can provide those as well, no information is retained by the group. 

A member of the group may message you back to request additional information as needed, be responsive if you can. Together we can all help preserve our local waterways so that future generations can enjoy the sport of angling and the peace of mind of a day on the bank.