Feb 12, 2026 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) has pressed EU Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis for urgent action to address the escalating crisis facing Ireland’s fishing fleet, processors and service industries. SIA members met online with Commissioner Kadis on Thursday (12...
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...
