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Killybegs fishing industry crisis - public meeting
Following recent events in Killybegs when unreasonable demands made by Ireland’s Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) resulted in...
ifsacormac
Apr 7, 20221 min read
An absolute disgrace!
“The SFPA might as well go ahead and close down the port of Killybegs - because their actions today have hit a new low by refusing to...
ifsacormac
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Answer the question Minister
In the Dail this week Sinn Fein’s Spokesperson for Fisheries, Padraig MacLochlainn TD raised the recently posed question by the IFSA as...
ifsacormac
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Comment
Having attended the Skipper Expo in its excellent new venue in Limerick yesterday, it was heartening to see the main fishing producer...
ifsacormac
Mar 28, 20223 min read
Minister dodges question on Irish zone extensions
The Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance wrote an open letter to Minister Charlie McConalogue some time ago to ask for clarity on his...
ifsacormac
Mar 24, 20222 min read
The irony of ‘burden sharing’
The well-worn term of a ‘level playing field’ is one so often bandied about in EU administrative and PR circles but, as far as the...
ifsacormac
Mar 22, 20223 min read
SFPA throws pelagic industry into chaos - again!
Minister guilty of contempt of court ruling With the annual mackerel season practically over and the blue whiting fishery in its final...
ifsacormac
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Fuel crisis - the last straw for the Irish fishing industry
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine goes from a simple ‘power grab’ by the Soviets that has been strongly condemned by everyone, to now...
ifsacormac
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Comment
Over a week has now passed since the IFSA, in a direct letter to Marine Minister McConalogue, posed a series of questions in relation to...
ifsacormac
Mar 7, 20222 min read
An Open Letter to the Minister
TO: Mr Charlie McConalogue T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine. February 28th 2022 CC: Padraig MacLochlainn TD, Michael Collins...
ifsacormac
Feb 28, 20222 min read
The BAR fund - where’s the compensation for Irish fishermen?
By this time, few people are not aware of the long and sad tale of the outcome of BREXIT, its impact on Irish fishermen and the loss of...
ifsacormac
Feb 22, 20226 min read
This industry deserves answers
“An anti industry regime so ruthless and unsympathetic that it has earned these people the industry nickname of ‘civil serpents’ – a sad...
ifsacormac
Feb 11, 20225 min read
Something fishy at the SFPA
Although efforts by senior administrators have attempted to play down the recent strikes and forthcoming ‘work to rule’ steps by officers...
ifsacormac
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Basic rights - a thing of the past?
An editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman of the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance (IFSA) . The almost dismissive nature of Minister...
ifsacormac
Feb 4, 20224 min read
Russia stands down plans in Irish waters
Its interesting to note in the past few days that the Russian Government seem to have more respect for Irish fishermen than the Irish...
ifsacormac
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Irish Government - no stomach for the Rockall fight
Editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman IFSA It’s been clear to fishermen that Irish governments down through the years have shown...
ifsacormac
Jan 21, 20224 min read
Home to roost
Perhaps a controversial notion but should the industry have sympathy for SFPA staff who are suffering under the same yolk as fishermen?...
ifsacormac
Jan 17, 20223 min read
The emperor has no clothes….
Despite consistent attempts to portray itself to the EU Fisheries Commission, the Irish Government and the general public as a serious...
ifsacormac
Jan 11, 20226 min read
YOUR VOICE IN OUR INDUSTRY
Dear IFSA supporters and friends, As we enter the second year of the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance I would like to thank the many...
ifsacormac
Jan 6, 20221 min read
The year of the Tiger
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...
ifsacormac
Jan 4, 20222 min read
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