At the Limerick Quarter Sessions, Limerick Fishery Conservators appealed a decision made by magistrates in a case against two men, Martin and Frank Ryan, who were accused of illegal fishing. Judge Adams reversed the magistrates’ decision and imposed a fine of £4 plus costs on the defendants. He commented that people who kill spawning fish should be sent to jail for their actions, stressing the importance of protecting the fishery resources for sustainable use and conservation.

Northants Evening Telegraph – Friday 04 April 1902