by Niall Duffy | Sep 7, 2020 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is nearing completion of its roll-out of a major new IT system designed to support increased compliance with sea-fisheries regulations. VALID, a fully automated crosscheck system, will automatically verify data, including...
by Lia ní Aodha | Aug 29, 2020 | Featured Article
Irish fishing industry representatives and government opposition parties have expressed anger today (August 29) at the recent enactment of a penalty points system for Irish fishermen and women by Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Calling on the Taoiseach to urgently amend the...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jul 31, 2020 | Featured Article, News
The Supreme Court today, July 31st, handed down their eagerly awaited decision pertaining to the methodology adopted by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) in relation to the Porcupine Bank, ruling in favour of an application by two fishermen to have the...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jul 10, 2020 | Featured Article, News
Figures from Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) today, July 10th, with respect the temporary COVID-19 tie-up scheme for the Irish fleet indicate that close to one in four of those boats under ten metres in length that applied for the July scheme have been deemed ineligible due...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jun 4, 2020 | Featured Article, News
Of little surprise, no doubt, to Ireland’s fishermen and women, uptake on the Minister’s COVID-19 Tie-up Scheme for the Irish fleet so far has been low. Out of those who did apply, less than 63% were granted eligibility to the scheme. A statement from BIM this...
by Bríd Boyle | Jun 4, 2020 | Featured Article, Irish Skipper Expo News
Mara Media, the organiser of Irish Skipper Expo 2020, has been informed by the event venue, UL Sport Arena, that it has entered into an agreement with HSE – (Irish Health Service Executive), to use its facilities as a field hospital in response to the COVID-19...
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