Sep 2, 2025 | News Articles
Representatives from the fishing industry have described a meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis in Brussels today as “a crucial step in pressing for fairer quotas and workable fishing rules to protect coastal communities”. The Seafood...
Aug 21, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
By Aodh O Donnell, Chief Executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (Written for The Skipper) This month’s visit of Tánaiste Simon Harris TD to Killybegs was far more than a formality — it marked a significant moment of recognition for Ireland’s fishing...
Jul 31, 2025 | News Articles
The U.K. and the E.U. recently signed a wide-ranging bilateral agreement covering such topics as security and defense, trade, and access to lucrative fishing grounds. Some sectors, such as the U.K. retail and export industries, praised the agreement, saying it will...
Jul 31, 2025 | News Articles
While there has been a lot of media publicity about EU plans to change financial supports to agriculture, there has been less comment about the same approach being taken to fishing. The European Commission’s proposal for the EU Budget covering from 2028 to 2034...
Jul 21, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
Industry Raises Alarm Over Reduction in Ring-Fenced Funding Ireland’s seafood industry is warning that a major shift in EU funding could seriously dilute support for the Irish seafood sector unless key changes are made. The proposed Multiannual Financial Framework...
