by Niall Duffy | Jan 13, 2022 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
The Inshore Fishing organisations NIFA and NIFO have raised some concerns over the terms of the Brexit Support Scheme for the inshore sector that was announced by the Minister Charlie McConalogue yesterday In a statement released this evening they said: Given that...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 6, 2021 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
By: Lorna Siggins When the row erupted last month over several Norwegian vessels landing into Killybegs, the irony was not lost on the Mayo inshore fleet. While the authorities permitted the 62.6 metre Havsnurp and the 87.8 metre Slaatteroey to land fish bought by a...
by Niall Duffy | Aug 5, 2021 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
A public consultation is now underway in respect of the future management of the crayfish fishery to protect critically endangered species. The purpose of this consultation is to seek the views of those with an interest in the future of the crayfish fishery off the...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 15, 2020 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
June 2021 is the date set for the hearing of an appeal by Minister McConalogue to the High Court ruling that the 6 mile trawling ban introduced by the Minister was invalid. In October, High Court Justice, Mr Justice Michael MacGrath ruled that the ban, introduced by...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 10, 2020 | Ireland, News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., hosted a meeting of the National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF) online with representatives from the industry dialling in from around the coast. The inshore sector has faced a...
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