Ireland News
Minister Dooley welcomes positive engagement with Killybegs seafood sector
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Fisheries, Timmy Dooley TD, today visited Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre. The Minister attended a number of events including meeting with members of the...
Net Zero On The Horizon: Greening The Irish Fishing Fleet
New BIM report Charts a Path Toward a Low-Carbon Irish Fishing Fleet (Ben Dallaghan, Emmet Jackson) A new report from BIM and Noel O’Regan (Promara Ltd), presents a ‘menu’ of potential climate action approaches that could be adopted by the Irish fleet in the future....
EU fishing industry denounces NGO advice to stop buying mackerel fished by EU fleet
The EU fishing industry laments and criticizes this week’s ill-informed decision by several fish consumption guides in the EU, run by environmental NGO’s such as GoodFish and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), to advise against buying and consuming Northeast Atlantic...
A New Four-Part TV Series Focusing On The Irish Fishing Industry Airs In May
Tarrac na Farraige A four-part series focusing on the fishing industry in Ireland Broadcasting on RTÉ One - Thursday 8th May - Time 19.00 Tarrac na Farraige is a brand new four-part observational documentary series featuring a brave,...
Sinn Féin will chair the new Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has welcomed the news that his party will hold the Chairperson position of the new Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. Speaking to The Skipper He said: “I commend our fishing...
IFPEA welcome the creation of an Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs.
The Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association welcomes the news that the Oireachtas is to create a full dedicated Committee of both houses Dáil Eireann and Seanad Eireann on all matters relating Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. Following the creation of the...
Ireland needs to set a Blue Whiting policy that protects our developing market
"Jobs will be lost unless we get a strategy that works"- Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has called on the Government to set a policy that protects Irelands ability to land and process Blue Whiting for human consumption, it follows last...
Minister Dooley addresses the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association Annual General Meeting 2025
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Fisheries, Timmy Dooley TD, today attended the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association (IFPEA) Annual General Meeting in Ennis, Co. Clare. ...
Launch of €15 million FLAG Coastal Communities Development Scheme
Launch of €15 million FLAG Coastal Communities Development Scheme Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Fisheries, Timmy Dooley TD, has today launched the Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAG) Coastal...
Visitor Survey on the recent Irish Skipper Expo
We want to hear from you - Visitor Survey on the recent Irish Skipper Expo, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ISE2025 And there’s a prize up for grabs of a Skipper Goodie Bag Show was sponsored by Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Ireland's Seafood Development Agency and...
Marine Institute launches Annual Impact Report 2024
The Marine Institute has today launched its Annual Impact Report 2024, reflecting on the remarkable achievements of the organisation over the past year. The report highlights a selection of compelling case studies from each of the Institute’s eight strategic...
Fairness for the Forgotten Fleet: MEPs and Small-Scale fishermen Challenge a Distorted Sea
A delegation of small-scale fishermen from 5 EU countries and the UK, Members of the European Parliament and key stakeholders came together at the European Parliament to grapple with the issues of fair access to resources and rewarding and supporting low impact...