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Beware the ides of March
Is history about to be repeated with blue whiting access in Irish waters for non EU vessels? In Shakespeare's play ‘Julius Caesar’,...
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Mar 5, 20244 min read
Has the Irish fishing industry become the poisoned chalice of politics?
Editorial Comment Cormac Burke, Chairman, Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance The tragedies of Ireland’s fishing industry have been well...
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Feb 27, 20247 min read
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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Feb 19, 20245 min read
UK to use ‘zonal attachment’ as basis for EU negotiations
“Because the fish is in our waters then this seems a credible way to proceed with these negotiations” - UK fisheries minister Mark...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read
We can’t beat the system unless WE change the system
In a Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting this week with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) Independent TD Michael...
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Feb 1, 20244 min read
EU claim of “a level playing field” is a joke
The map below of various European nation’s EEZ zones has been doing the rounds on social media recently but it is seriously alarming when...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
After the Gold Rush
Editorial Comment Cormac Burke, IFSA Those of us of a certain age will remember a 1970s world best selling album by Canadian rocker Neil...
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Jan 23, 20245 min read
Killybegs - closed for business?
Killybegs - closed It’s January, it’s open season for mackerel, the most important pelagic species of the Irish fishing industry, and yet...
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Jan 19, 20243 min read
Time to stop the rot
Editorial Comment Cormac Burke, IFSA A cynic once said “if there’s a light at the end of the tunnel then it’s probably a train coming”...
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Jan 12, 20245 min read
Minister & DAFM - the ‘flat earth’ society
Based on the responses given by the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine (DAFM) to questions raised by the IFSA in December and put...
ifsacormac
Jan 8, 20241 min read
The plot against Ireland
Are the Commission and Charlie McConalogue in breach of EU Treaty regulations in attempting to push through a deal for Icelandic access...
ifsacormac
Jan 3, 20244 min read
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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Dec 14, 20234 min read
Irish fishing industry demands a halt to victimisation
Editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman of the Irish Fishing and Seafood Alliance (IFSA) “The SFPA is no longer about protecting sea...
ifsacormac
Dec 13, 20235 min read
Another Irish joke as the SFPA turns an exact science into a random lottery
“When it comes to competence, it is clear that Ireland has a highly effective and competent pelagic catching sector, a world leader in...
ifsacormac
Dec 8, 20236 min read
A disgrace
As an Irish citizen you cannot watch this program about the end of the Irish fishing industry without feeling genuine sadness and...
ifsacormac
Dec 5, 20231 min read
SFPA targets inshore vessel
SFPA makes mockery of Minister’s claims that he supports the inshore fleet . Once again Killybegs is witnessing the blatant...
ifsacormac
Dec 1, 20232 min read
EU Commission failing Ireland
Is the EU Commission failing Ireland as a Member State in ‘deals’ with outside fishing nations? To ‘chase with the hare but run with the...
ifsacormac
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Nightmare ahead for the EU as Dutch to consider ‘Nexit’
As reported in the latest Politico article (below) the recent Dutch national election winner, by a large margin, the far-right Geert...
ifsacormac
Nov 27, 20233 min read
Icelandic access to Irish waters - the elephant in the room
Editorial Comment - Cormac Burke, IFSA Although there’s been no official or public statement thus far on the issue of the EU Commission...
ifsacormac
Nov 22, 20235 min read
Heads you lose, tails you lose
Cormac Burke, Chairman IFSA As reported in The Fishing Daily 17th November (see below), the Sea Fisheries Protection ’Authority’ last...
ifsacormac
Nov 20, 20234 min read
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