A Government-authorized attack on the Irish fishing industry
SFPA and 25 armed Garda raid offices of the largest fishing company in the southeast “without any obvious justification” “This is blatant...
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ifsacormac
- Jul 3
- 8 min
IRELAND MUST STOP THE SFPA ROT!
SFPA to repeat bullying tactic of hitting out when under pressure as Killybegs’ pelagic skippers to be hauled into court for incorrect...
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ifsacormac
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Hope on the horizon
With the ongoing and ever-deepening crisis in Ireland’s fishing industry, a long overdue “commitment to work together” statement has...
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ifsacormac
- Mar 7
- 1 min
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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ifsacormac
- Feb 19
- 5 min
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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ifsacormac
- Dec 14, 2023
- 4 min
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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ifsacormac
- Dec 5, 2023
- 1 min
A disgrace
As an Irish citizen you cannot watch this program about the end of the Irish fishing industry without feeling genuine sadness and...
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ifsacormac
- Oct 17, 2023
- 3 min
EU approves new control rules
EU Parliament approves new EU fisheries controls - and promises “harmonisation of sanctions and margins of tolerance” A ‘revamped’...
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ifsacormac
- Oct 6, 2023
- 2 min
Ireland’s fuel subsidy crisis
The hiding behind Europe on fuel assistance for the Irish fishing industry needs to stop – Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD Sinn Féin...
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ifsacormac
- Sep 18, 2023
- 2 min
An ode to Ireland’s dying coastal communities
The following piece was written by Ciara Boyle due to the news that the Fish Shop in Killybegs is to close down - but this is more than a...
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ifsacormac
- Sep 6, 2023
- 2 min
IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN IN IRELAND!
A fishery opened by Irish authorities but then no factory given licence to process by other Irish authorities . It sounds like the start...
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ifsacormac
- Jul 14, 2023
- 2 min
Help needed
When it’s gone, it’s gone With the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance (IFSA) closed for annual leave for the next two weeks (back to work...
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ifsacormac
- Jul 13, 2023
- 1 min
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I have on this day, 13th July 2023, submitted, both by email and by registered post, the following formal request...
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ifsacormac
- May 31, 2023
- 2 min
Midnight murder
EU to proceed with further fishing industry controls At a minute to midnight last night (30 May 2023), five years following the initial...
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ifsacormac
- Mar 21, 2023
- 3 min
The smell of something rotten in the Irish fishing industry!
[Although I am under doctor’s orders to stay off work for the next six to twelve weeks due to my serious accident last week I felt I had...
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ifsacormac
- Feb 3, 2023
- 4 min
A decision that will sink or save this industry
“For the past two decades, at the various annual EU Council quota talks, Ireland’s negotiators viewed any quota reduction of 15% or less...
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ifsacormac
- Jan 30, 2023
- 2 min
SUPPORT THE IFSA
Dear IFSA friends, On behalf of the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance I would like to thank the many subscribers who continue to make the...
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ifsacormac
- Jan 4, 2023
- 4 min
Ireland to be the sacrificial lamb yet again
. DAFM officials not fighting a meek surrender of Irish blue whiting to Norway . Most people in the Irish fishing industry will by now be...
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ifsacormac
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and a peaceful & safe New Year
To all IFSA supporters and friends
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ifsacormac
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Time to face the music…
There must be accountability Today’s statement (Marine Times 21/10/22) that it would appear that Minister McConalogue is finally...
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