by Niall Duffy | Jan 22, 2024 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Ireland Must Show Teeth at EU-Iceland Talks and Demand Reciprocal Deal The Government must seriously ‘up its game’ at EU talks on Iceland’s bid to access Irish fishing waters, say fishing leaders. They must fight for our fishing industry the way other EU...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 21, 2023 | Ireland, News
Ireland will not stand idly by as EU negotiate a Norway type deal with Iceland while destroying the Irish fishing industry Iceland is seeking access to fish in Irish waters, in a new deal being negotiated with Europe. Irish fishing industry representative bodies are...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 20, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Fishing Industry Shocked to Discover EU Talks for Iceland to Fish Irish Waters at Advanced Stage – Just One Week after EU Fisheries Council Meeting The Irish fishing industry is calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 6, 2023 | International, News
For mackerel, the coastal states agreed to set the TAC for 2024 at 739,386 tonnes. This TAC is in line with ICES advice, following the maximum sustainable yield approach and is 5% lower than the TAC agreed for 2023. However, in recent years, Iceland, Russia, Norway,...
by Niall Duffy | Aug 2, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey has warned of further attempts by Nordic countries to seek greater access to Ireland’s fish stock. He made the comments following a recent meeting with the Taoiseach and representatives of the Irish fishing sector. Markey – who sits on...
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