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The Emperor has no clothes
Editorial Comment Cormac Burke, IFSA They say that in politics “delusion makes the world go around” but its clear from the latest Fianna...
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Apr 15, 20245 min read
‘Sole’ destroying
Last week one single Belgian beamer landed into Ireland with 3,740 kilos of black sole from Irish waters worth €75,000 in a single trip...
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Apr 8, 20243 min read
The EU raping of Irish waters
These are stark facts that no Irish politician can justify - - regardless of what Party they belong to surely our TDs and MEPs can...
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Apr 7, 20241 min read
EU Commission’s ‘lip service’ to Ireland
In the latest edition of Marine Times, Tom MacSweeney focuses on the EU Fisheries Commissioner’s promise to instigate a full evaluation...
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Apr 3, 20245 min read
IRELAND THE APRIL FOOLS
A strange headline one might think, but very relevant when it becomes clear that by Sunday March 31st the Irish Government will have to...
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Mar 25, 20245 min read
The (Dutch) elephant in the EU Fisheries Commission room
At a time when the European Fisheries Commission tells us that all Member States are treated under a ‘level playing field’ regime, this...
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Mar 14, 20242 min read
Thin end of the wedge
Editorial Comment Cormac Burke, IFSA There were several fishing industry stories in the past week, most noticeably how Norway was able to...
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Mar 11, 20243 min read
IFSA social media temporarily out of action
Dear IFSA followers, Please note that since the international crash of Facebook & Messenger last Tuesday (5th March) I have not been able...
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Mar 7, 20241 min read
Beware the ides of March
Is history about to be repeated with blue whiting access in Irish waters for non EU vessels? In Shakespeare's play ‘Julius Caesar’,...
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Mar 5, 20244 min read
Has the Irish fishing industry become the poisoned chalice of politics?
Editorial Comment Cormac Burke, Chairman, Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance The tragedies of Ireland’s fishing industry have been well...
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Feb 27, 20247 min read
A Minister for scrutiny
Last call for the man who established the ‘Seafood Task Farce’ Dictionary description of a ‘Spoofer’ - a deceiver; one who is...
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Feb 19, 20245 min read
UK to use ‘zonal attachment’ as basis for EU negotiations
“Because the fish is in our waters then this seems a credible way to proceed with these negotiations” - UK fisheries minister Mark...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read
We can’t beat the system unless WE change the system
In a Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting this week with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) Independent TD Michael...
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Feb 1, 20244 min read
EU claim of “a level playing field” is a joke
The map below of various European nation’s EEZ zones has been doing the rounds on social media recently but it is seriously alarming when...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
After the Gold Rush
Editorial Comment Cormac Burke, IFSA Those of us of a certain age will remember a 1970s world best selling album by Canadian rocker Neil...
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Jan 23, 20245 min read
Time to stop the rot
Editorial Comment Cormac Burke, IFSA A cynic once said “if there’s a light at the end of the tunnel then it’s probably a train coming”...
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Jan 12, 20245 min read
Minister & DAFM - the ‘flat earth’ society
Based on the responses given by the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine (DAFM) to questions raised by the IFSA in December and put...
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Jan 8, 20241 min read
The plot against Ireland
Are the Commission and Charlie McConalogue in breach of EU Treaty regulations in attempting to push through a deal for Icelandic access...
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Jan 3, 20244 min read
A hollow Christmas victory for Irish mackerel industry
More papering over the cracks as the Irish fishing industry endures weak political representation in Europe IFSA FOCUS REPORT . Minister...
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Dec 14, 20234 min read
Irish fishing industry demands a halt to victimisation
Editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman of the Irish Fishing and Seafood Alliance (IFSA) “The SFPA is no longer about protecting sea...
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Dec 13, 20235 min read
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