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Your move Minister...
“Major conflict is on the horizon unless Minister McConalogue begins to recognise the industry’s frustration” – Cormac Burke, Chairman...
ifsacormac
May 10, 20212 min read
Smoke and Mirrors
Last week Ireland’s fisheries minister Charlie McConalogue announced €38.3 million in funding for Capital projects at Ireland’s six...
ifsacormac
May 8, 20213 min read
Freedom of information - tell the people the truth
Ireland’s media loves nothing better than a dramatic headline, particularly when it comes to the fishing industry and their typical...
ifsacormac
May 6, 20217 min read
Minister’s record of empty promises
“From once strongly supporting the demand for a revamp of the Department of Marine and its management of the fishing industry, the...
ifsacormac
May 3, 20213 min read
More support for Ireland’s fishing industry
https://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/irish-news/brendan-gleeson-says-ireland-has-not-valued-resources-and-communities-34668950.html?f...
ifsacormac
May 2, 20211 min read
Letter
Dear Sir, Promote the problem - be it upwards, sideward or somewhere out of the way - and so it has come to pass in Ireland that this is...
ifsacormac
May 1, 20213 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 fisheries control - do environmental NGOs hold more power than the industry?
In a report on ‘The Revision of the EU Fisheries Control System’ the EU Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) stated that the objectives of the...
ifsacormac
Apr 28, 20214 min read
Crime of the century
– an editorial by IFSA Chairman Cormac Burke The recent announcement by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) that the EU...
ifsacormac
Apr 24, 20217 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
Close the door on your way out Charlie
Dear Sir, I have read with interest the IFSA articles on social media over recent months and it is astounding that Minister Charlie...
ifsacormac
Apr 22, 20212 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
More false news and anti fishing industry propaganda from the Irish media
If you read yesterday’s IFSA article ‘The tail wagging the dog’ then you’ll be amused to see the version of the same story that the Irish...
ifsacormac
Apr 20, 20211 min read
THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG
- more abuse for Irish fishing industry Irish Government once again assists in another attack on the fishing industry -- only months...
ifsacormac
Apr 19, 20214 min read
Not even a grain of truth
- Take it with a pinch of salt In these times of distress and turmoil for Ireland’s fishing and seafood industries (when was it...
ifsacormac
Apr 16, 20213 min read
An open letter to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
April 13th, 2021 Dear Sir, This day (April 13th) marks the 8th-week anniversary since the formation of the industry group Irish Fishing...
ifsacormac
Apr 13, 20214 min read
The unconstitutional management of Ireland’s fishing industry
Have Irish citizens been conned with regards to ‘natural resources’? The IFSA, and other industry organisations, have always believed...
ifsacormac
Apr 10, 20215 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
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