by Niall Duffy | Jun 4, 2020 | Featured Article, News
Of little surprise, no doubt, to Ireland’s fishermen and women, uptake on the Minister’s COVID-19 Tie-up Scheme for the Irish fleet so far has been low. Out of those who did apply, less than 63% were granted eligibility to the scheme. A statement from BIM this...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 4, 2020 | International, News
Following earlier EU support measures to alleviate the immediate socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the fisheries sector, the European Commission has added €500 million euro to the upcoming 2021-2027 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to...
by Niall Duffy | 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...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 3, 2020 | News, UK
In a special, feature episode—commissioned following direct input from fishermen on what they want to hear on the UK’s only commercial fishing podcast—the Fathom team welcomed Sophie Throup of Morrisons supermarket, and Mark Greet and Edward Polley of Falfish seafood...
by Niall Duffy | May 29, 2020 | Features
“There has to be a different way of thinking about how we put something together that deals with this current crisis. It’s temporary, it’s going to be relatively short-lived in the scheme of things. So it has to be quick and easily accessible and it...
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