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IFSA address at fishing industry Dublin Protest June 23rd 2021
Before I start I’d like to comment that less than six months ago I was told that we would never see unity in the Irish fishing industry...
ifsacormac
Jun 24, 20215 min read
LETTER
Shoulder to shoulder in Dublin As a service business owner, based in Killybegs, I want to offer my support and my perspective on the...
ifsacormac
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Sign of the times
Whilst Ireland’s fishing industry continues to battle for survival, it’s a sad state of affairs that we have brand new vessels being...
ifsacormac
Jun 15, 20213 min read
SHAMELESS…
The dictionary description of the word ‘shameless’ is “a person or group with conduct characterised by or showing a lack of shame i.e.,...
ifsacormac
Jun 10, 20213 min read
LETTER
Let’s make a change In life we are inclined to make sacrifices now to make provision for the future. This is true of fishing more than...
ifsacormac
Jun 8, 20213 min read
IFSA Podcast
An in-depth Fishing Daily interview with Cormac Burke, Chairman, Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance https://youtu.be/HkA4KmKzZZ8
ifsacormac
Jun 8, 20211 min read
LETTER
How long will we stand by while our industry goes down the pan? Dear Sir, I’d appreciate if you would publish the following letter so...
ifsacormac
Jun 3, 20213 min read
The battle for the Irish fishing industry - slow but steady progress
It would appear that the tide is very slowly turning in the Irish fishing industry’s battle for justice against an uncaring Government...
ifsacormac
May 28, 20212 min read
A RIGHT TO REPLY
None so blind as he who will not see... Minister Charlie McConalogue recently hosted a series of ‘Virtual Town Hall Meetings’ but, after...
ifsacormac
May 17, 20218 min read
Smoke and Mirrors
Last week Ireland’s fisheries minister Charlie McConalogue announced €38.3 million in funding for Capital projects at Ireland’s six...
ifsacormac
May 8, 20213 min read
Freedom of information - tell the people the truth
Ireland’s media loves nothing better than a dramatic headline, particularly when it comes to the fishing industry and their typical...
ifsacormac
May 6, 20217 min read
Minister’s record of empty promises
“From once strongly supporting the demand for a revamp of the Department of Marine and its management of the fishing industry, the...
ifsacormac
May 3, 20213 min read
More support for Ireland’s fishing industry
https://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/irish-news/brendan-gleeson-says-ireland-has-not-valued-resources-and-communities-34668950.html?f...
ifsacormac
May 2, 20211 min read
Letter
Dear Sir, Promote the problem - be it upwards, sideward or somewhere out of the way - and so it has come to pass in Ireland that this is...
ifsacormac
May 1, 20213 min read
EU fisheries control - do environmental NGOs hold more power than the industry?
In a report on ‘The Revision of the EU Fisheries Control System’ the EU Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) stated that the objectives of the...
ifsacormac
Apr 28, 20214 min read
Close the door on your way out Charlie
Dear Sir, I have read with interest the IFSA articles on social media over recent months and it is astounding that Minister Charlie...
ifsacormac
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Not even a grain of truth
- Take it with a pinch of salt In these times of distress and turmoil for Ireland’s fishing and seafood industries (when was it...
ifsacormac
Apr 16, 20213 min read
An open letter to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
April 13th, 2021 Dear Sir, This day (April 13th) marks the 8th-week anniversary since the formation of the industry group Irish Fishing...
ifsacormac
Apr 13, 20214 min read
Dear IFSA supporters,
Did you know that last week Ireland’s fisheries minister, in answer to a Parliamentary Question, attempted to dismiss this organisation...
ifsacormac
Apr 9, 20212 min read
LETTER
Show some backbone! Dear Sir, I have been involved in the Irish fishing industry for 40 years and I’ve witnessed a long and sad chapter...
ifsacormac
Mar 27, 20212 min read
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