Ireland News
Scheme To Support New Entrants Into The Fishing Industry
A Young Fishermen Scheme has been announced today. This scheme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund 2021-2027 (EMFAF). Where the recent schemes announced by the Minister provide...
Iconic Fastnet Lighthouse marks its 120th Anniversary
One of Ireland’s best known and most iconic lighthouses, the granite tower of Fastnet Lighthouse off the Cork coast is 120 years today. The lighthouse plays as crucial a role to navigation now as it did in 1904. Irish Lights will mark the anniversary next...
IFPEA Backs Call For EU Quota To Be Landed Into Irish Fishing Ports
The Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association (IFPEA) fully supports Minister Charlie McConalogue’s call that more EU Quota is landed into EU Ports especially Irish Ports. The Minister speaking after the recent Fisheries Council Meeting in Luxembourg...
Four Schemes To Support The Irish Fishing Fleet And Seafood Processors Announced
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D has announced the opening of four new schemes, co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund 2021-2027 (EMFAF). These schemes, which deliver...
UK Trilateral Mackerel Deal Prompts Call for EU Action on Nordic Overfishing
Call for new Irish MEPs and Minister for the Marine to act against non-EU countries Irish fishing leaders have warned that a new trilateral deal between the UK, Norway and the Faroe Islands will lead to overfishing of Ireland’s fish stocks. The three-year deal gives...
Five Fishing Organisations Unite for EU Change
Five Irish fishing producing and processing seafood organisations have come together to demand change at national and EU level. They have issued a joint statement following a full day’s collaboration in Dublin. ‘Our objective is to work together on raising...
IS&WFPO HIGHLIGHT DECLINE OF IRELAND’S SEAFOOD CATCHING AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY
New Entrants to Marine Space, Spatial Squeeze, Offshore windfarms, unknown impacts on our Marine Habitats and Spawning grounds are not being taken seriously by the European Commission, MEPs in the European Parliament or Ireland's Government and we are calling for...
Life At Sea – Post Brexit
The Last Catch of the Aquila Words & Photos By Finbarr O’Reilly - This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center. This article is the first in a series of insights into the state of the Irish Fishing Industry and the daily struggle to survive and...
Fishermen seek input to offshore wind projects
Seafood Industry gives guarded welcome to Future Framework Policy Statement for Offshore Renewable Energy Responding to the recent publication of an updated Future Framework Policy Statement for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE), the Seafood Industry Representatives’...
Award-winning Carlingford Oyster Company invests more than half a million euro in new production facilities
The award-winning Carlingford Oyster Company has improved efficiencies and the quality of its harvest following an investment of more than half a million euros in new machinery and production facilities. The Co. Louth business, which celebrates its 50th anniversary...
Muireann Brings The Fight To EU
Fisherwoman Muireann Kavanagh, aged 14, from Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal has travelled to Strasbourg, France to the European Parliament where she held a series of meetings with MEPs, facilitated by Chris MacManus MEP. She is highlighting the recent closure of the...
TG4 documentary reveals that Scottish Government believe that Rockall dispute over fishing rights could be resolved
A long-running dispute over fishing rights around Rockall could be resolved following fresh discussions with the Irish authorities, the Scottish Government has told TG4 current affairs documentary that airs on Wednesday 24th of April at 9.30 pm. The sovereignty of the...
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