Ireland News
SFPA Publishes Annual Classification List of Ireland’s Shellfish Production Areas
135 Classifications in 60 shellfish (bivalve mollusc) production areas safeguards public health and Ireland’s reputation as a world-class producer The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published the annual classification list for commercial shellfish...
Irish Fishing Set For The Scrapheap!
Commission approves €80 million Irish Scrappage Scheme for fishery sector in the aftermath of Brexit The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an €80 million Irish scheme to support the fishery sector affected by the effects of the withdrawal of...
Newbuild ‘Dillon Owen II’
Paddy O’Sullivan’s New 26 mtr Trawler Arrives in Castletownbere
Government Failure To Act On Fuel Crisis Threatens Fishing Industry Survival
Fishing and seafood organisations say they are shocked and disappointed at the Minister for the Marine’s failure to address the fuel crisis facing the sector. They are calling on Charlie McConalogue and the Irish Government to set up a national scheme, and drawdown...
Five young chefs announced as this year’s BIM Taste the Atlantic Ambassadors
Five young chefs have been announced as the Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Taste the Atlantic Young Chef Ambassadors for 2022. The programme, now in its second year, was created by BIM, and is a collaboration with Chef Network and Fáilte Ireland as a way to give emerging...
KFO TO Develop North West Windfarm
Floating offshore wind project proposed for the North West The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) and Sinbad Marine Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with global floating offshore wind developer and technology provider, Hexicon AB. The...
West Cork Fishermen To Take On French Navy Over Proposed Live Missile Firing Exercises Off South Coast
*********UPDATE****** The French Military Live Fire Exercises have been moved up by the French Authorities and are now due to commence at 2.00 am tomorrow morning, 21 st June 2022. The Fishermen of the South & West Fish Producers Organisation based in...
New Fishing Vessel Navigation Simulator Unveiled At BIM Training College In Greencastle
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. visited BIM’s National Fisheries College in Greencastle today, to officially launch new high tech simulator suites that will enable skipper students to pilot and berth a vessel and navigate it...
French Missile Test In Irish Waters Announced
The Department of Transport has been advised by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) of a missile/rocket firing exercise by the French military in part of the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to the South-West of Ireland. The exercise is scheduled to take place...
Marine Minister Accused Of Double Standards
Department facilitates landings from Russia but imposes sanctions against the landings of fish from Northern Irish Ports – IFPEA Minister for Agriculture Deputy Charlie McConalogue sidesteps the European Union - Russian sanctions to facilitate the landing of...
IFPO Demands Fair Share of Fish from Our Own Waters
Irish Fish Producers have called for a fairer share of the rights to fish in the waters of our 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “Other nations catch about €250m worth of fish a year in our waters - almost twice as much as the Irish fleet catches,” says IFPO...
SFPA issues reminder to recreational fishermen on regulations regarding crab and lobster fishing
With the summer season in full swing and recreational fishing, also referred to as non-commercial fishing, taking place in coastal areas around Ireland, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), the regulator for sea-fisheries and sea-food production is reminding...
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