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Another Irish joke as the SFPA turns an exact science into a random lottery
“When it comes to competence, it is clear that Ireland has a highly effective and competent pelagic catching sector, a world leader in...
ifsacormac
Dec 8, 20236 min read
A disgrace
As an Irish citizen you cannot watch this program about the end of the Irish fishing industry without feeling genuine sadness and...
ifsacormac
Dec 5, 20231 min read
SFPA targets inshore vessel
SFPA makes mockery of Minister’s claims that he supports the inshore fleet . Once again Killybegs is witnessing the blatant...
ifsacormac
Dec 1, 20232 min read
EU Commission failing Ireland
Is the EU Commission failing Ireland as a Member State in ‘deals’ with outside fishing nations? To ‘chase with the hare but run with the...
ifsacormac
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Nightmare ahead for the EU as Dutch to consider ‘Nexit’
As reported in the latest Politico article (below) the recent Dutch national election winner, by a large margin, the far-right Geert...
ifsacormac
Nov 27, 20233 min read
Icelandic access to Irish waters - the elephant in the room
Editorial Comment - Cormac Burke, IFSA Although there’s been no official or public statement thus far on the issue of the EU Commission...
ifsacormac
Nov 22, 20235 min read
Heads you lose, tails you lose
Cormac Burke, Chairman IFSA As reported in The Fishing Daily 17th November (see below), the Sea Fisheries Protection ’Authority’ last...
ifsacormac
Nov 20, 20234 min read
A Minister for Common Sense
Editorial Comment Having spent a few days this week over in England at a family occasion, I couldn’t help but be bombarded by the endless...
ifsacormac
Nov 16, 20234 min read
“This Government has turned its back on Irish fishermen” - Michael Collins Ind TD
In a video posted on social media yesterday (Nov 7th) from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food & Marine, Cork Independent...
ifsacormac
Nov 8, 20232 min read
UNACCEPTABLE
Based on scientific advice Ireland has taken a 5% cut this year on its mackerel quota - and this on top of the loss of 4% of quota as...
ifsacormac
Nov 5, 20232 min read
OPEN LETTER
Sir, On reflection of last week’s well-attended fishing industry meeting in Killybegs with FG MEP Colm Markey I was left perplexed at the...
ifsacormac
Oct 31, 20233 min read
The quango grows fat while the fishing industry goes hungry
The following is a response from the Sea Fisheries Protection ‘Authority’ (SFPA) regarding a Parliamentary Question (Ref No: 43896/23)...
ifsacormac
Oct 27, 20232 min read
An embarrassment
SFPA’s heavy handed approach towards visiting fishing vessels an “embarrassment” to Killybegs Swedish Authorities hand out correct minor...
ifsacormac
Oct 25, 20234 min read
Playing with numbers - by our “competent authority”
Editorial Comment - Cormac Burke, Chairman, IFSA This week sees the publication of the 2022 annual report of the Sea Fisheries Protection...
ifsacormac
Oct 24, 20233 min read
Time to speak to the organ grinder and not the monkey
“Politicians are always visible when in Opposition but always invisible when in power…” A General Election will come some day, we don’t...
ifsacormac
Oct 18, 20233 min read
Cuts to 2024 fisheries budget are shocking - Sinn Fein
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD has described the cuts to the fisheries budget for next year...
ifsacormac
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Bullshit from the Agriculture (and fisheries) minister
In a lengthy press statement yesterday (10th October 2023) on the Government’s Budget Day, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture,...
ifsacormac
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Trail of Tears
Editorial Comment - Cormac Burke, Chairman, Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance Known as the ‘Trail of Tears’, in the winter of 1831,...
ifsacormac
Oct 9, 20236 min read
Fooling the Irish public
A BIM / RTE news item today proclaims how wonderful things are in the Irish fishing industry with word of a €50 million investment from...
ifsacormac
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Irish fishermen demand EU equal rights in fuel subsidy row
“Are we not EU citizens too? Are we not entitled to equal rights and to be treated the same as all other EU fishermen?” - Irish vessel...
ifsacormac
Oct 5, 20233 min read
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