Mar 25, 2024 | Latest News, News Articles
Irish Fish Producers Organisation CEO Aodh O’Donnell is warning that, while talks remain at an exploratory stage, a deal would not be good for Ireland. Reports say Irish trawlers would be allocated an extra 15 million blue whiting quota this year on condition...
Mar 25, 2024 | Latest News, News Articles
IFPO Chief Calls on Government Support – The Pat Kenny Show on NewsTalk In an interview on NewsTalk this morning, Aodh O’Donnell, CEO of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO), sounded the alarm regarding ongoing negotiations between the European Union (EU) and...
Mar 19, 2024 | News Articles
Iceland 1. The Irish government has been urged to “up its game” amid “secretive” EU talks which could open up Irish fishing waters to Iceland. Aodh O Donnell, CEO of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO), told The Journal that there “appears to be ongoing...
Mar 14, 2024 | News Articles
Regional management of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is due to be discussed at a conference in Dublin Castle today. Key speakers at the event will include Charlina Vitcheva, the European Commission’s director-general for maritime affairs and fisheries, along...
Mar 5, 2024 | News Articles
The Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association says the pelagic sector has recorded a historically low level of fish landings so far in 2024, with mackerel landings effectively concluded. The group’s CEP Brendan Byrne says this is set to be the worst year ever in...
Mar 5, 2024 | News Articles
Factories ending processing weeks earlier than normal as trends worsen. The Irish pelagic fish processing sector has recorded historical low levels of fish landings in Q1 of 2024, and with the mackerel landings effectively concluded; indications are that 2024 is set...
