by Lia ní Aodha | Jun 15, 2020 | Ireland
On Sunday, June 14th, Youghal’s inshore lifeboat and her volunteer crew, helmed by Liam Keogh, responded to their pagers, after the alarm was raised by two fishermen onboard a fishing vessel with steering failure. The lifeboat launched at 12.57 pm to the 20ft...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jun 12, 2020 | Ireland
Last Wednesday (June 10th), Holly Cairns, Social Democrat spokesperson on Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, raised the issue of supporting small fishing communities in the Dáil. Speaking on the government’s Annual Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jun 10, 2020 | Ireland
The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, T.D. today (Wednesday, June 10th) launched a consultation to inform the best model to deliver on the development of offshore wind in Ireland. Under the Climate Action Plan, 70% of...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jun 8, 2020 | Ireland
Fish imports into Ireland from outside the EU continue to rise, according to figures released by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), the state body responsible for regulating Ireland’s sea-fisheries and the sea-food production sectors. In 2019, over...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jun 8, 2020 | Ireland
Holly Cairns, Social Democrat spokesperson on Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has called on Minister Creed to immediately review the COVID-19 tie-up scheme. Designed to adjust the supply of fish coming onto a currently depressed market and protect quota availability...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jun 4, 2020 | Ireland, News
Sinn Féin TD for Donegal Pearse Doherty questioned Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney TD, in the Dáil yesterday (June 3rd) on the plight of Ireland’s inshore fishermen. Deputy Doherty said that while this current public health...
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