Mar 13, 2026 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, News Articles
Emma Ryan Fri 13 Mar 2026 Fishing leaders in County Donegal are urging the Government to consider support measures as fuel prices surge. Concerns have been raised about the pressure the increasing fuel costs is having on the industry and the risk of boats being...
Mar 9, 2026 | Fishing, Latest News, News Articles
By Neil Michael Up to 40% of Ireland’s off shore fishing fleet for white fish could be destroyed under any new State-funded decommissioning scheme, according to fishing industry representatives. Decommissioning of fishing vessels is one of a suite of measures used in...
Mar 5, 2026 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
Ireland’s fishing industry has reacted with anger to a new EU–Norway fisheries agreement. The Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation and the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation say the agreement heavily favours Norway. Norway will gain access to blue whiting worth about...
Feb 16, 2026 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
By Hugh Dooley The full-time equivalent of more than 2,300 jobs in the fisheries sector are “at risk without swift intervention”, industry representatives warned as a Government taskforce on the industry sat for the first time on Monday. The taskforce held its first...
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 | 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...
