Dec 15, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Video/Audio
By Shane Ó Curraighín North West Correspondent Minister of State for Fisheries Timmy Dooley has said that the outcome of an EU fishing quota agreement for next year will present a “very real challenge” for fishermen as fishing organisations say the...
Dec 15, 2025 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, News Articles
IRISH FISHING INDUSTRY leaders have said that a new EU quota deal, which will see a significant reduction in the amount of mackerel and other fish that can be caught, is “catastrophic” for Irish fishers. EU fisheries ministers concluded Agri-Fish Council negotiations...
Dec 13, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) says today’s EU Fisheries Council deal is a betrayal of Ireland’s fishing industry. The Alliance says the Member States and European Commission has reneged on commitments embedded in the Common Fisheries Policy designed to protect...
Dec 13, 2025 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, News Articles
Fishing groups have condemned an EU fisheries deal reached early on Saturday, describing its outcome as a “betrayal” of their industry and putting 2,300 costal community jobs in “immediate danger”. Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) has indicated Ireland would have 57,000...
Dec 13, 2025 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, News Articles
IRISH fishermen have blasted the EU fishing quota agreement for 2026 as “catastrophic” – and predict a €94 million hit for the industry. The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) said the EU Fisheries Council deal concluded early this morning is “a betrayal of Ireland’s...
Dec 11, 2025 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Video/Audio
Season 6 Episode 6 of RTE Ear to the Ground reports on the proposed cut in the EU’s mackerel quota cuts, ahead of the annual EU fishing negotiations. Watch it back here >>>>
