Ireland News
From sea to plate – The science behind Ireland’s Seafood
From sea to plate, the production of Irish fish and shellfish is supported by a range of scientific programmes to ensure Irish seafood is among the safest, most sustainable and of the highest quality available in the world. The Marine Institute undertakes a range of...
RNLI and GAA working to save lives at sea this bank holiday weekend
The life-saving partnership between the GAA and the search and rescue charity, the RNLI, is gearing up this bank holiday weekend to help save lives. The two organisations have been working together in communities throughout Ireland to share water safety advice with...
Oceans of Learning focuses on Food From Our Oceans
Exploring the science behind our seafood with 'Food from our Ocean' is the first topic in the Marine Institute's Oceans of Learning series. The Marine Institute and partners are celebrating our world's shared ocean and our connection to the sea through an Oceans of...
Government needs to act on urgent appeals from our fishing communities
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 crisis"....
COVID-19 UK: Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme awards first grants
Part of the government’s £10 million Fisheries Response Fund to assist the fishing industry sectors most impacted by COVID-19, the first grants to projects across England have been awarded as part of a £1 million grants scheme supporting innovative ways to sell fish...
Fisheries Ministers meet Barnier & Commissioner on Brexit negotiations
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D, today attended a meeting with Chief Negotiator Mr Michael Barnier and Fisheries Commissioner Virginius Sinkevicius in relation to fisheries negotiations with the UK. The meeting involved Ministers...
Aquaculture Technical Appeals Advisor Sought
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine seeks to recruit an Aquaculture Technical Appeals Advisor. The function of the role is to assist and advise the Aquaculture Licences Appeal Board on technical issues arising out of appeal applications. The main...
Scotland: Post COVID recovery a chance for sector to set standards
The recovery period after COVID-19 is a “golden opportunity” for Scotland’s seafood processors to set the highest global standards, according to the sector’s leaders. Pioneering work on hygiene and social distancing to allow continued operation during the pandemic...
Minister refuses changes to Tie-up Scheme despite industry’s rejection
Despite being rejected by Ireland's fishing industry and the four Irish POs already putting forward a joint position on what they consider necessary to achieve a workable and effective temporary tie-up scheme, Minister Creed refuses to change his COVID-19 Voluntary...
NIFA and NIFO say tie-up scheme falls short on a number of fronts
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...
ISWFPO calls for review of Minister’s ‘botched’ scheme
In concert with the other Irish fish producer organisations (POs), extreme dissatisfaction with the supports that have been offered by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD and his Department to the struggling fishing industry as they try...
The Minister has abandoned the sector, says ISEFPO
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...
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