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...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 29, 2020 | Ireland, News
In an unprecedented response to the recent decision by Ireland’s High Court to overturn the ban on fishing vessels larger than 18m from operating within six nautical miles of the coast, 15 fishing and environmental organisations, have come together for the first time...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 13, 2020 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Joint statement from the National Inshore Fishermen’s Association CLG (NIFA) and the National Inshore Fishermen’s Organisation CLG (NIFO) in relation to the High Court Judicial Review on restrictions on trawling activity inside the 6nm limit. In the absence of the...
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