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Blind ignorance
At the Fianna Fáil Ard Chomhairle (party meeting) in Dublin earlier this week the issue of the SFPA and the debacle of their ‘home-made’...
ifsacormac
May 12, 20222 min read
LEFT IN LIMBO
Decommissioning delay For anyone who hasn’t yet heard the Minister’s well worn script that’s been rolled out hundreds of times, it begins...
ifsacormac
May 10, 20223 min read
OPEN LETTER — The Proclamation of fishing rights in Irish waters
On foot of this excellent Open Letter and the list of demands following it, I would like to begin a hard copy signatory petition that...
ifsacormac
May 3, 20223 min read
SFPA ATTEMPTS ‘GAGGING ORDER’ AND LEGAL THREATS AGAINST IFSA
The following letter from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) was emailed to me today April 28th. Please read the letter, and...
ifsacormac
Apr 28, 20225 min read
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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...
ifsacormac
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
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