A Minister for Common Sense
Editorial Comment Having spent a few days this week over in England at a family occasion, I couldn’t help but be bombarded by the endless...
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ifsacormac
Nov 8, 20232 min read
“This Government has turned its back on Irish fishermen” - Michael Collins Ind TD
In a video posted on social media yesterday (Nov 7th) from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food & Marine, Cork Independent...
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ifsacormac
Nov 5, 20232 min read
UNACCEPTABLE
Based on scientific advice Ireland has taken a 5% cut this year on its mackerel quota - and this on top of the loss of 4% of quota as...
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ifsacormac
Oct 31, 20233 min read
OPEN LETTER
Sir, On reflection of last week’s well-attended fishing industry meeting in Killybegs with FG MEP Colm Markey I was left perplexed at the...
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ifsacormac
Oct 27, 20232 min read
The quango grows fat while the fishing industry goes hungry
The following is a response from the Sea Fisheries Protection ‘Authority’ (SFPA) regarding a Parliamentary Question (Ref No: 43896/23)...
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ifsacormac
Oct 25, 20234 min read
An embarrassment
SFPA’s heavy handed approach towards visiting fishing vessels an “embarrassment” to Killybegs Swedish Authorities hand out correct minor...
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ifsacormac
Oct 24, 20233 min read
Playing with numbers - by our “competent authority”
Editorial Comment - Cormac Burke, Chairman, IFSA This week sees the publication of the 2022 annual report of the Sea Fisheries Protection...
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ifsacormac
Oct 18, 20233 min read
Time to speak to the organ grinder and not the monkey
“Politicians are always visible when in Opposition but always invisible when in power…” A General Election will come some day, we don’t...
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ifsacormac
Oct 17, 20233 min read
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 11, 20232 min read
Cuts to 2024 fisheries budget are shocking - Sinn Fein
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD has described the cuts to the fisheries budget for next year...
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ifsacormac
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Bullshit from the Agriculture (and fisheries) minister
In a lengthy press statement yesterday (10th October 2023) on the Government’s Budget Day, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture,...
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ifsacormac
Oct 9, 20236 min read
Trail of Tears
Editorial Comment - Cormac Burke, Chairman, Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance Known as the ‘Trail of Tears’, in the winter of 1831,...
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ifsacormac
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Fooling the Irish public
A BIM / RTE news item today proclaims how wonderful things are in the Irish fishing industry with word of a €50 million investment from...
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ifsacormac
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Irish fishermen demand EU equal rights in fuel subsidy row
“Are we not EU citizens too? Are we not entitled to equal rights and to be treated the same as all other EU fishermen?” - Irish vessel...
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ifsacormac
Oct 2, 202310 min read
Doors slammed on a fishing industry demanding answers
Cormac Burke, Chairman, IFSA Below is an interesting article from today’s Journal.ie which highlights the severe lack of transparency and...
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ifsacormac
Sep 26, 20233 min read
BREXIT money being saved for a rainy day?
Well Minister, it’s pouring right now in the Irish fishing industry! Some time ago, as the industry was reeling from the disastrous deal...
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ifsacormac
Sep 23, 20231 min read
More RTE anti industry propaganda
An interesting report by Ireland's news broadcaster RTE on the rising fish prices in Ireland turning consumers to cheaper alternatives -...
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ifsacormac
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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 12, 20231 min read
SFPA weak denial of IFSA claims
SFPA deny recent IFSA claims and try to hide behind EU regulations but still give no explanation as to why Irish processing plants are...
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