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Summary report on ‘industry crisis’ meeting

By Connie Duffy on behalf of The Skipper For over a week now controversy has raged on land and sea at the fact SFPA imposed rules...

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Apr 11, 202213 min read

OPEN LETTER

An open letter to the board of St. Vincent de Paul re hardships for Irish traditional fishermen I am contacting you regarding the...

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Apr 11, 20222 min read

Fishing industry crisis meeting - April 9th 2022

Today’s fishing industry crisis public meeting was attended by around 300 people who heard presentations from the Killybegs Steviedores...

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Apr 9, 20223 min read

Killybegs fishing industry crisis - public meeting

Following recent events in Killybegs when unreasonable demands made by Ireland’s Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) resulted in...

ifsacormac

Apr 7, 20221 min read

An absolute disgrace!

“The SFPA might as well go ahead and close down the port of Killybegs - because their actions today have hit a new low by refusing to...

ifsacormac

Mar 31, 20223 min read

Answer the question Minister

In the Dail this week Sinn Fein’s Spokesperson for Fisheries, Padraig MacLochlainn TD raised the recently posed question by the IFSA as...

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Mar 30, 20223 min read

Comment

Having attended the Skipper Expo in its excellent new venue in Limerick yesterday, it was heartening to see the main fishing producer...

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Mar 28, 20223 min read

Minister dodges question on Irish zone extensions

The Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance wrote an open letter to Minister Charlie McConalogue some time ago to ask for clarity on his...

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Mar 24, 20222 min read

The irony of ‘burden sharing’

The well-worn term of a ‘level playing field’ is one so often bandied about in EU administrative and PR circles but, as far as the...

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Mar 22, 20223 min read

SFPA throws pelagic industry into chaos - again!

Minister guilty of contempt of court ruling With the annual mackerel season practically over and the blue whiting fishery in its final...

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Mar 10, 20224 min read

Fuel crisis - the last straw for the Irish fishing industry

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine goes from a simple ‘power grab’ by the Soviets that has been strongly condemned by everyone, to now...

ifsacormac

Mar 9, 20222 min read

Comment

Over a week has now passed since the IFSA, in a direct letter to Marine Minister McConalogue, posed a series of questions in relation to...

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Mar 7, 20222 min read

An Open Letter to the Minister

TO: Mr Charlie McConalogue T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine. February 28th 2022 CC: Padraig MacLochlainn TD, Michael Collins...

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Feb 28, 20222 min read

The BAR fund - where’s the compensation for Irish fishermen?

By this time, few people are not aware of the long and sad tale of the outcome of BREXIT, its impact on Irish fishermen and the loss of...

ifsacormac

Feb 22, 20226 min read

YOUR VOICE IN OUR INDUSTRY

Dear IFSA supporters and friends, Now into the second year of the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance I would like to thank the many...

ifsacormac

Feb 16, 20221 min read

This industry deserves answers

“An anti industry regime so ruthless and unsympathetic that it has earned these people the industry nickname of ‘civil serpents’ – a sad...

ifsacormac

Feb 11, 20225 min read

Something fishy at the SFPA

Although efforts by senior administrators have attempted to play down the recent strikes and forthcoming ‘work to rule’ steps by officers...

ifsacormac

Feb 8, 20222 min read

Basic rights - a thing of the past?

An editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman of the Irish Fishing & Seafood Alliance (IFSA) . The almost dismissive nature of Minister...

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Feb 4, 20224 min read

Russia stands down plans in Irish waters

Its interesting to note in the past few days that the Russian Government seem to have more respect for Irish fishermen than the Irish...

ifsacormac

Jan 31, 20222 min read

Irish Government - no stomach for the Rockall fight

Editorial comment by Cormac Burke, Chairman IFSA It’s been clear to fishermen that Irish governments down through the years have shown...

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Jan 21, 20224 min read

Summary report on ‘industry crisis’ meeting

OPEN LETTER

Fishing industry crisis meeting - April 9th 2022

Killybegs fishing industry crisis - public meeting

An absolute disgrace!

Answer the question Minister

Comment

Minister dodges question on Irish zone extensions

The irony of ‘burden sharing’

SFPA throws pelagic industry into chaos - again!

Fuel crisis - the last straw for the Irish fishing industry

Comment

An Open Letter to the Minister

The BAR fund - where’s the compensation for Irish fishermen?

YOUR VOICE IN OUR INDUSTRY

This industry deserves answers

Something fishy at the SFPA

Basic rights - a thing of the past?

Russia stands down plans in Irish waters

Irish Government - no stomach for the Rockall fight

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