A root-and-branch review of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) promised in the Programme for Government will take place once a new chief executive is appointed at the agency, which has recently faced serious governance and internal control issues. The review will be the latest examination of governance and financial issues at the embattled agency, which has a €35 million budget this year, following revelations in 2022. Concerns were raised in protected disclosures about the rental of Aasleagh Lodge in Mayo to a junior employee without board knowledge, the then chief executive’s move from Dublin to Donegal without board approval, and the…

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