Mar 25, 2024 | Latest News, Video/Audio
An Irish fishing body are warning that the government isn’t negotiating on behalf of Irish fishermen. Speaking to Pat this morning on Newstalk FM was Aodh O’Donnell Aodh O’Donnell CEO of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation as the urge Government to prevent...
Jan 23, 2024 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fisheries Management Notices, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
Ireland must show teeth at EU-Iceland talks and demand reciprocal deal, says Irish Fish Producers Organisation The Irish government must seriously “up its game” at the European Union talks on Iceland’s bid to access Irish fishing waters, insist Irish fishing leaders,...
Jan 22, 2024 | Latest News, News Releases
The Government must seriously ‘up its game’ at EU talks on Iceland’s bid to access Irish blue whiting in our fishing waters, say fishing leaders. They must fight for our fishing industry the way other EU Member States do, says Aodh O Donnell of the Irish Fish...
Mar 28, 2023 | Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
The EU has given Norway permission to catch four times more blue whiting in Irish waters than Irish fishermen and women are allowed. Under the deal, Norwegian fishers can catch 224,000 metric tonnes of blue whiting in Irish waters this year — an increase of 110,000...
Mar 28, 2023 | Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
Fishing Industry Cautious on Nor-EU Deal Norway’s gains under their latest EU deal allows them to catch 4.5 times our blue whiting quota in our own EEZ. That’s according to Irish fishing industry leaders who welcome Norway’s exclusion from the Irish Box but say...