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Fishing Bodies Meet Tánaiste
Fishing bodies have described as positive a meeting they held with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar earlier this week, at his office in Government buildings. The meeting was arranged by the Manus Boyle and Declan Lovett of the Dunkineely and Killybegs Branch of Fine Gael ‘’This...
Seafood Sector Warns of Food Security Threat
Traditional Fish and Chips may not be on Irish Restaurants Summer Menus Rising fuel prices are crippling the Irish Seafood sector, including fishermen, aquaculture producers and fish processors. That’s according to Aodh O Donnell, chief executive of the Irish Fish...
Fishing Industry Demands Fair Share of Fish from Our Own Waters
Irish Fish Producers have called for a fairer share of the rights to fish in the waters of our 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “Other nations catch about €250m worth of fish a year in our waters – almost twice as much as the Irish fleet catches,” says IFPO chief executive, Aodh O’Donnell.
IFPO Statement on SFPA hard border move
Below is an official IFPO statement about the SFPA removal of in-factory weigh permits to two Killybegs fish processors, after a recent fish catch came via Foyle Port in Derry. The grounds cited by the SFPA were “that the landing took place outside of Ireland.” The...
IFPO pays tribute to outgoing CEO
The Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) has paid tribute to outgoing chief executive, John Ward. Mr Ward has a lifetime association with the seafood sector and retires from his IFPO role at the end of March. IFPO chairman Niall Connolly, credits John for his...