Despite consistent attempts to portray itself to the EU Fisheries Commission, the Irish Government and the general public as a serious...

Dear IFSA supporters and friends, As we enter the second year of the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance I would like to thank the many...

Few in the Irish fishing industry will mourn the passing of 2021 – the darkest year in living memory for this sector. I could list the...

An editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman, Irish Fishing and Seafood Alliance As the Irish fishing and processing industry stands...

The fishing industry last week witnessed the ‘state of the nation’ address on the current situation in the industry and, as one fishermen...

As predicted by the IFSA last week, its beginning to dawn on everyone that Ireland is unbelievably facing even more cuts at the December...

As the dreaded December Council quota talks loom ever nearer it is incredible to even consider that Ireland is likely to see even more...

Ireland’s continuing era of quota mismanagement As we near the end of a year that will be remembered by the fishing industry as ‘black...

Last weekend (Saturday November 20th) there was an interesting report from Sean Moroney from ‘The Fisher’s Voice’ in which he reveals a...

As I was driving home to Donegal from Dublin via Northern last week I was thinking of the amount of people that had tragically died and...

More corruption behind the smoke and mirrors With the final report from the Seafood Task Force now released it would appear that once...

The Irish Government recently announced its annual budget and, amidst the usual areas to get ‘hit’ and the odd social welfare item to get...

On this day, Monday 11th October 2021, the Irish fisheries minister issued a public statement welcoming the final report from a Task...

By now most people in the fishing industry will be aware of the compensatory ‘tie-up’ scheme which is intended to give fishermen a form...

An editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman of the Irish Fishing and Seafood Alliance (IFSA) There are so many issues of discontent in...

This week’s Court of Appeal’s decision to over-rule the Minister and his Department’s fight against a previous High Court ruling that...

Dear owners of Irish fishing vessels and processors, You are the Irish fishing industry! You are the investors who have your necks on the...

An editorial comment - Cormac Burke, Chairman, IFSA What has happened in the Irish fishing industry since the protests that were held in...

An editorial comment - Cormac Burke, Chairman, IFSA It’s been a quiet recent few weeks in the fishing industry as the various...

Editorial comment – Cormac Burke, Chairman, IFSA Having recently spent much time going through the lengthy EU 2015 report on the review...