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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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Oct 9, 20236 min read
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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...
ifsacormac
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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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...
ifsacormac
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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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...
ifsacormac
Oct 5, 20233 min read
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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...
ifsacormac
Oct 2, 202310 min read
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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...
ifsacormac
Sep 26, 20233 min read
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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 -...
ifsacormac
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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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...
ifsacormac
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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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...
ifsacormac
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN IN IRELAND!
A fishery opened by Irish authorities but then no factory given licence to process by other Irish authorities . It sounds like the start...
ifsacormac
Sep 6, 20232 min read
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EU & NE ATLANTIC COASTAL STATES - TIME FOR EU TO GET TOUGH WITH NORDIC NATIONS
“The Nordic states have, and continue to, abuse the responsible European approach and, in failing to agree a responsible sharing of the...
ifsacormac
Sep 5, 20233 min read
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“ONLY 6% OF IRISH TRAWLERS INSPECTED” - More SFPA propaganda
Following several recent IFSA articles about how the Sea Fisheries Protection ‘Authority’ constantly portray the Irish fishing industry...
ifsacormac
Aug 23, 20232 min read
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An industry with no one at the wheel
Glancing through the latest copy of Marine Times newspaper I noticed the recurring theme throughout - the number of industry voices...
ifsacormac
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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FOI REQUEST - - DEPT. JUSTICE REFUSES TO DENY THAT IFSA STATEMENT ON PHONE ‘TAPPING’ MAY BE CORRECT
On 13th July last the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance (IFSA) submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act to the Department...
ifsacormac
Aug 17, 20233 min read
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ALWAYS A GLASS HALF EMPTY
It is less than four weeks since there was an IFSA article about the general tone and language used by the SFPA (July 11th - ‘SFPA -...
ifsacormac
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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Ireland’s frustrated fishing industry
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41198821.html
ifsacormac
Aug 8, 20231 min read
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Ireland’s soft touch for all fishing vessels - except those from Ireland!
The Penalty in 2015 fishing trial in Cork was too severe, Court of Appeal decides, despite Irish Naval Commander reporting evidence of...
ifsacormac
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Help needed
When it’s gone, it’s gone With the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance (IFSA) closed for annual leave for the next two weeks (back to work...
ifsacormac
Jul 14, 20232 min read
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I have on this day, 13th July 2023, submitted, both by email and by registered post, the following formal request...
ifsacormac
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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SFPA - laziness or a hidden agenda?
Editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman IFSA As always, keeping regular observation on various fishing industry ‘Authority’ bodies,...
ifsacormac
Jul 11, 20232 min read
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