Apr 24, 2025 | News Articles
The Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation (IFPO) is seeking urgent reform of sea fisheries legislation after a recent acquittal in a Donegal court. As The Irish Times reports, Gareth Murphy, master of the Western Chieftain fishing vessel, was acquitted of charges of...
Apr 18, 2025 | News Articles
Judge directs jury to return verdict of not guilty for Gareth Murphy, master of the Western Chieftain, due to failure by DPP to present fundamental evidence A call has been made for the urgent reform of Ireland’s sea fisheries legislation after a trawler master was...
Apr 14, 2025 | News Articles
Calls mount for overhaul of control measures after 750 tonnes of fish diverted from human consumption to fish meal. Read here from The Fishing Daily:...
Feb 25, 2025 | News Articles
MEP visits Donegal, meets key fishing representatives, and vows to fight for fair policies in Brussels MEP Nina Carberry visited Donegal yesterday, holding key discussions with fishing industry representatives in Killybegs alongside Senator Manus Boyle. The visit...
Feb 19, 2025 | News Articles
Like it or not, politics are a key when it comes to improving things for the community. The challenge is the relationships between the community and the institutions of political power. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. So, with what appears to be a new...
Feb 6, 2025 | News Articles
The Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation (IFPO) has welcomed the appointment of a junior marine minister to the coalition government. IFPO chief executive Aodh O Donnell said that a dedicated marine minister was something his own organisation had long called for....
