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Minister dodges question on Irish zone extensions
The Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance wrote an open letter to Minister Charlie McConalogue some time ago to ask for clarity on his...
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Mar 24, 20222 min read
SFPA throws pelagic industry into chaos - again!
Minister guilty of contempt of court ruling With the annual mackerel season practically over and the blue whiting fishery in its final...
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Mar 10, 20224 min read
An Open Letter to the Minister
TO: Mr Charlie McConalogue T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine. February 28th 2022 CC: Padraig MacLochlainn TD, Michael Collins...
ifsacormac
Feb 28, 20222 min read
YOUR VOICE IN OUR INDUSTRY
Dear IFSA supporters and friends, As we enter the second year of the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance I would like to thank the many...
ifsacormac
Jan 6, 20221 min read
Alarm bells instead of Christmas bells for Irish quotas
As predicted by the IFSA last week, its beginning to dawn on everyone that Ireland is unbelievably facing even more cuts at the December...
ifsacormac
Dec 9, 20212 min read
Minister tells EU he’s “very concerned”…
Doubtless the EU Fisheries Commission is quaking in its boots tonight after Minister McConalogue ‘voiced his concerns’ at an EU Fisheries...
ifsacormac
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Minister welcomes his own committee’s report
Today marine minister Charlie McConalogue has welcomed an interim report from the Seafood Sector Task Force — but if you’re expecting any...
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Jun 16, 20214 min read
SUPPORT THE IFSA
— Your Voice in Our Industry. Dear IFSA supporters, As most of you will be aware, this organisation was only formed four months ago and,...
ifsacormac
Jun 9, 20212 min read
SFPA - between a rock and a hard place
Ireland’s so-called ‘competent authority’ now the laughing stock of the EU If anyone ever wondered why the terms ‘dysfunctional’ and...
ifsacormac
Jun 4, 20213 min read
SUPPORT
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...
ifsacormac
May 19, 20211 min read
PRESS RELEASE - Irish POs declare ‘no confidence’ in SFPA
Fishing industry expresses no confidence in Sea Fisheries Protection Authority Catch weighing fiasco is final straw for frustrated...
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May 10, 20212 min read
IFSA sticker campaign
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...
ifsacormac
Apr 30, 20211 min read
EU rewards Ireland’s SFPA with appointment to Executive Director of EU Fisheries Control Agency
“The stairway to the EFCA is paved with the broken hulls of the Irish fishing fleet” - IFSA Chairman Cormac Burke...
ifsacormac
Apr 22, 20211 min read
“Cringeworthy”
Ireland’s ex ambassador to Canada has blasted the Irish Government for its ”meek” and “cringe inducing” response to EU Commission’s...
ifsacormac
Apr 21, 20211 min read
SHOW US THE FACTS
Sinn Féin demands that Minister must publish the ‘evidence’ that has led to the latest crisis in the fishing industry “How can an accused...
ifsacormac
Apr 20, 20212 min read
SUBSCRIBING TO THE IFSA
To all IFSA supporters, Please once again take note that if you are signing the IFSA petition (further back on this page) DO NOT make a...
ifsacormac
Apr 20, 20211 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
A Government “sell out” of Ireland’s fishing industry!
Micheal Collins, Independent TD Cork South West – accuses the Taoiseach and his FF/FG led Government of “gross incompetence” in allowing...
ifsacormac
Mar 31, 20214 min read
Minister pushed to respond to question on IFSA
A Parliamentary Question (PQ) regarding the IFSA organisation has been submitted to the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine Charlie...
ifsacormac
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Smoke and mirrors
Yet another unfounded media attack on the Irish fishing industry The article below, published by the Irish Examiner today, is once again...
ifsacormac
Mar 27, 20213 min read
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