Aug 21, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
By Aodh O Donnell, Chief Executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (Written for The Skipper) This month’s visit of Tánaiste Simon Harris TD to Killybegs was far more than a formality — it marked a significant moment of recognition for Ireland’s fishing...
Jul 21, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
Industry Raises Alarm Over Reduction in Ring-Fenced Funding Ireland’s seafood industry is warning that a major shift in EU funding could seriously dilute support for the Irish seafood sector unless key changes are made. The proposed Multiannual Financial Framework...
Dec 13, 2024 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
The Seafood Ireland Alliance, a voice for the Irish fishing industry, has delivered its verdict on the just announced 2025 EU Fishing Quotas. The quotas were delivered as the outcome of the Annual Fisheries Council held in Brussels over the last two days of tense...
Jul 29, 2024 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, Video/Audio
Ireland has no representative on the EU Fisheries committee, despite having 12% of EU Waters. Pat Kenny asks why with Aodh O Donnell, Chief Executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO). Listen to the interview podcast: Ireland has no representative on...
Jul 1, 2024 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, News Articles
Journalist Lorna Siggins writing for Afloat.ie: Newly elected Irish MEPs have defended their decision not to prioritise representation on the European Parliament’s fisheries committee, which will be handling key issues including the review of the Common...
Jun 24, 2024 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
Irish fishing leaders have warned that a new trilateral deal between the UK, Norway and the Faroe Islands will lead to overfishing of Ireland’s fish stocks. The three-year deal gives the two Nordic non-EU states permission to catch 154,000 metric tonnes of mackerel...
