On foot of this excellent Open Letter and the list of demands following it, I would like to begin a hard copy signatory petition that...

The following letter from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) was emailed to me today April 28th. Please read the letter, and...

By Connie Duffy on behalf of The Skipper For over a week now controversy has raged on land and sea at the fact SFPA imposed rules...

Today’s fishing industry crisis public meeting was attended by around 300 people who heard presentations from the Killybegs Steviedores...

Following recent events in Killybegs when unreasonable demands made by Ireland’s Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) resulted in...

“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...

The Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance wrote an open letter to Minister Charlie McConalogue some time ago to ask for clarity on his...

Minister guilty of contempt of court ruling With the annual mackerel season practically over and the blue whiting fishery in its final...

TO: Mr Charlie McConalogue T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine. February 28th 2022 CC: Padraig MacLochlainn TD, Michael Collins...

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

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

Doubtless the EU Fisheries Commission is quaking in its boots tonight after Minister McConalogue ‘voiced his concerns’ at an EU Fisheries...

Today marine minister Charlie McConalogue has welcomed an interim report from the Seafood Sector Task Force — but if you’re expecting any...

— Your Voice in Our Industry. Dear IFSA supporters, As most of you will be aware, this organisation was only formed four months ago and,...

Ireland’s so-called ‘competent authority’ now the laughing stock of the EU If anyone ever wondered why the terms ‘dysfunctional’ and...

Dear IFSA supporters, I’m pleased to announce that as of this morning, this Organisation is about to complete the signing up of its 80th...

Fishing industry expresses no confidence in Sea Fisheries Protection Authority Catch weighing fiasco is final straw for frustrated...

If you would like people to see that you support the work of the Irish Fishing and Seafood Alliance (IFSA), you can get a free window...

“The stairway to the EFCA is paved with the broken hulls of the Irish fishing fleet” - IFSA Chairman Cormac Burke...

Ireland’s ex ambassador to Canada has blasted the Irish Government for its ”meek” and “cringe inducing” response to EU Commission’s...