by Lia ní Aodha | May 27, 2020 | Ireland, News
Sinn Féin TD for Donegal Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has again called on the Minister for the Marine, Michael Creed, to work with his government colleagues to deliver the financial supports needed “to bail out our coastal fishing communities in this unprecedented...
by Lia ní Aodha | May 22, 2020 | Ireland, News
Inshore fishing representatives say the Minister and Department’s recently launched voluntary COVID-19 tie-up scheme for the Irish fleet suffers from a number of issues that must be addressed if it is to meet its objectives. As currently devised, they say, fishing...
by Lia ní Aodha | May 22, 2020 | Ireland, News
Despite numerous requests from the fishing industry for COVID-19 supports which have been specifically approved by the EU Parliament for the fisheries sector, the Minister has abandoned the sector by introducing a totally inadequate response to the potential collapse...
by Lia ní Aodha | May 20, 2020 | Ireland, News
With the new Fisheries Control Regulation currently before the European Parliament, Social Democrats Holly Cairns TD and Councillor Ross O’Connell have written to MEPs on the Parliament’s PECH Committee in support of CCTV on ‘supertrawlers’. The measure, they say,...
by Lia ní Aodha | May 19, 2020 | Ireland, News
Following the recent announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, T.D, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has today (Tuesday, May 19th) launched a temporary voluntary fleet tie-up scheme for segments of the Irish fleet. The scheme—which has...
by Lia ní Aodha | May 19, 2020 | Ireland, News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., today announced details of a €3.1m package to assist 10 coastal Local Authorities undertake and complete 58 development and repair projects on harbours and slipways owned by them (see table below...
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