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Deliver us from evil
Editorial Comment In this proud maritime nation on the periphery of Western Europe, Ireland holds possession of some of the richest...
ifsacormac
Dec 9, 20225 min read
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The ‘not so green’ Department of Marine
On-shore power supply price rise by 378% forces return to diesel generators At a time when all Irish industry commercial sectors are...
ifsacormac
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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Changing of the guard
If it feels like an eerie silence has fallen upon the fishing industry in recent weeks it may be due to an uncomfortable sensation of not...
ifsacormac
Nov 30, 20222 min read
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SFPA - a tangled web of deceit
A statement last week by IFPEA chief Brendan Byrne that Ireland has a total of 241 fishery officers has been dismissed by the Sea...
ifsacormac
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Time to face the music…
There must be accountability Today’s statement (Marine Times 21/10/22) that it would appear that Minister McConalogue is finally...
ifsacormac
Oct 21, 20224 min read
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Environmentalists attempt to prey on a gullible public
IWT anti fishing industry propaganda article “more holes than a trawler’s net” - Cormac Burke, IFSA A recent article (Oct 16th) by the...
ifsacormac
Oct 17, 20224 min read
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Minister (he who claims that he has nothing to do with the SFPA) announces executive appointments
Minister McConalogue has announced the appointment of Michael Finn and Jonathan Hoare as Executive Authority Members of the Sea Fisheries...
ifsacormac
Oct 4, 20222 min read
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A political PR exercise while Ireland’s fishing industry is being pushed over the cliff
Editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman of the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance (IFSA) “I am determined to continue this tradition...
ifsacormac
Oct 3, 20225 min read
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More ‘smoke & mirrors’ political stunts from marine minister
Yesterday’s press release from Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine Charlie McConalogue certainly looks impressive at first glance…....
ifsacormac
Sep 28, 20221 min read
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New Fisheries Report
Some interesting facts and figures in this report that are bound to be the source of plenty of debate and opinion…. BIM publishes...
ifsacormac
Sep 27, 20224 min read
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Government turns its back on fishing industry (again)
If nothing else then surely the news that Ireland is rejecting EU aid for fuel costs for the fishing industry is yet more damming...
ifsacormac
Sep 26, 20221 min read
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Last to leave, turn out the lights…
Save the seal, save the whale, save the corals, save the energy crisis - when will our Government make an effort to save Ireland’s...
ifsacormac
Sep 21, 20225 min read
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Wind power ‘benefit’ to the marine sector - a load of hot air!
Editorial comment - Cormac Burke, Chairman, the Irish Fishing & seafood Alliance (IFSA) Environment Minister Eamon Ryan this week said...
ifsacormac
Sep 16, 20222 min read
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SFPA’s ‘friendly face’ PR stunt falls flat
Under obvious pressure as a result of their own years of incompetence, (incompetence as defined in three previous Governmental and one EU...
ifsacormac
Sep 12, 20225 min read
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Ireland’s fisheries inspection system makes a joke of the EU’s claim of ‘a level playing field’
Photographed below is a Belgian beamer landing in Cork yesterday with, as seems to always be the case with non-Irish vessels operating in...
ifsacormac
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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A dirty tricks campaign
The owners of some whitefish & prawn vessels are furious to discover that it now appears that there is a hidden clause somewhere between...
ifsacormac
Sep 5, 20224 min read
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Where’s the accountability?
What does it say about the current coalition Government when they seem willing to allow their own ministers to continue to mislead the...
ifsacormac
Aug 29, 20224 min read
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Hope for a new day
They say that the darkest hour is before the dawn - but for the Irish fishing industry it feels like the darkest hour is also the longest...
ifsacormac
Aug 22, 20223 min read
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Spare a thought…
As Minister Charlie McConalogue relaxes on his farm for the summer holidays, and his ‘handlers’ in the Department of Agriculture, Food &...
ifsacormac
Jul 25, 20224 min read
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Minister questioned on Ireland’s fishing zones
When asked by the IFSA some months ago if his proposals for changes to the 0-6nm and 12-20nm zones would exclusively be to the benefit of...
ifsacormac
Jul 14, 20223 min read
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