The publication of the ministerial consultation on next seasons quotas proposes that the slaney is open on catch and release for 2013. http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Notices/public-consultation-wild-salmon-and-sea-trout-tagging-regulations-for-2013.html
Interestingly the photo used to illustrate the IFI site for this press release is of a Slaney Salmon being netted by SRT Director David Dobbs!