Aug 4, 2024 | Latest News, News Articles
This is a particularly important committee on which to have representation, because it will be dealing with the review and planned reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. How did this happen? At a particularly difficult time for the national fishing industry, with very...
Jul 29, 2024 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, Video/Audio
Ireland has no representative on the EU Fisheries committee, despite having 12% of EU Waters. Pat Kenny asks why with Aodh O Donnell, Chief Executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO). Listen to the interview podcast: Ireland has no representative on...
Jul 26, 2024 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Latest News, News Articles
Journalist Lorna Siggins writes a follow-up to her story on Afloat.ie about the lack of representation for Ireland on the EU Fisheries Committee. It centres on a statement made by MEP Ciaran Mullooly. Newly elected MEP Ciaran Mullooly has sought to reassure the Irish...
Jul 19, 2024 | News Releases
Irish fishing leaders say EU democracy must be questioned if a fishing nation like Ireland can be denied voting rights on the new EU Fisheries (PECH) Committee. Ireland has 12% of EU fishing waters and no full voting member on PECH, while the Netherlands has 4 full...
Jul 10, 2024 | Latest News, News Articles
AODH O DONNELL, CEO of the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation offers an Irish perspective on the recent UK-Norway-Faroe mackerel deal The UK’s Trilateral deal with Norway and the Faroe Islands is raising concerns in Ireland about overfishing of mackerel in the North...