Dec 13, 2023 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
Aodh O’Donnell, CEO of the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation, commented on the fisheries negotiations and the Council outcome: “While the commitment of Minister McConalogue and his team in the December Council process is fully acknowledged, the...
Dec 11, 2023 | News Articles
Fisheries organisations are urging Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to negotiate hard on their behalf as fishing quotas for 2024 are finalised at the December EU Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels. The two-day meeting which began...
Nov 6, 2023 | Latest News, News Releases
The fishing industry has called for a ban on factory ships in Irish waters. If non-EU countries want to fish in Irish waters, then they must face the same control and conservation regime as the Irish fleet. Otherwise, all of the fish species they catch may not be...
Oct 31, 2023 | Latest News, News Releases
A radical reset of the EU approach to Norway and other Coastal States is called for says Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) CEO, Aodh O Donnell ahead of the EU’s annual quota sharing and access negotiations for 2024. He says that these States undermine Ireland’s...
Sep 27, 2023 | Latest News, News Releases
We need co-operation and collaboration to tackle the current and growing fishing rights imbalance between EU and non-EU members. It is the IFPO’s firm believe that EU coastal states are losing out to non-EU members because the European Commission’s scientifically...
