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IFSA address at fishing industry Dublin Protest June 23rd 2021
Before I start I’d like to comment that less than six months ago I was told that we would never see unity in the Irish fishing industry...
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Jun 24, 20215 min read
LETTER
Shoulder to shoulder in Dublin As a service business owner, based in Killybegs, I want to offer my support and my perspective on the...
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Jun 22, 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
Sign of the times
Whilst Ireland’s fishing industry continues to battle for survival, it’s a sad state of affairs that we have brand new vessels being...
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Jun 15, 20213 min read
SHAMELESS…
The dictionary description of the word ‘shameless’ is “a person or group with conduct characterised by or showing a lack of shame i.e.,...
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Jun 10, 20213 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,...
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Jun 9, 20212 min read
LETTER
Let’s make a change In life we are inclined to make sacrifices now to make provision for the future. This is true of fishing more than...
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Jun 8, 20213 min read
IFSA Podcast
An in-depth Fishing Daily interview with Cormac Burke, Chairman, Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance https://youtu.be/HkA4KmKzZZ8
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Jun 8, 20211 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...
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Jun 4, 20213 min read
LETTER
How long will we stand by while our industry goes down the pan? Dear Sir, I’d appreciate if you would publish the following letter so...
ifsacormac
Jun 3, 20213 min read
After 1,000 years the Vikings are back - and we are equally as defenceless this time
- Norway goes against Coastal States with 39.5% increase in its mackerel quota Norway has given up on any attempt to work with the other...
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Jun 1, 20213 min read
Sad but true...
In some other parallel universe, Susan Steele, the outgoing head of Ireland’s Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and...
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May 30, 20213 min read
The battle for the Irish fishing industry - slow but steady progress
It would appear that the tide is very slowly turning in the Irish fishing industry’s battle for justice against an uncaring Government...
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May 28, 20212 min read
A peaceful demonstration, but a warning shot for Government
The well supported peaceful demonstration at the quays in Cork City yesterday (May 26th) might not exactly have been the militant action...
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May 27, 20213 min read
Contradiction in Minister’s response to IFSA
Following several questions that the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance (IFSA) has put to Minister Charlie McConalogue over past months, a...
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May 25, 20213 min read
Same old song
Minister responds to questions but sings the same old “it could have been worse” song… “This impact (of BREXIT) could have been far...
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May 24, 20215 min read
IFSA NEWS ROUND UP
It’s so quiet… After an eventful couple of weeks when the industry was making some genuine progress in getting stuck into some real...
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May 21, 20214 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...
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May 19, 20211 min read
A RIGHT TO REPLY
None so blind as he who will not see... Minister Charlie McConalogue recently hosted a series of ‘Virtual Town Hall Meetings’ but, after...
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May 17, 20218 min read
No ‘smoking gun’ - part II
Editorial comment – Cormac Burke, Chairman, Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance Following on from my summary report of the EU 2018 Audit...
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May 15, 20213 min read
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