Oct 23, 2024 | Video/Audio
The Taoiseach has confirmed that he will look to escalate the issue of Norwegian and Faroese overfishing on Irish waters, including those off the north west coast. The European Commission is being urged to block vessels amid fears of overfishing, while local fisheries...
Oct 23, 2024 | News Articles
A TD has called for the Government to stop Norwegian fishing vessels plundering Ireland’s mackerel stocks. Fianna Fail’s Christopher O’Sullivan urged lawmakers to address “the harmful practice of overfishing of stocks of this important species, (which) cannot be...
Oct 16, 2024 | Latest News, News Articles
Donegal Fine Gael councillor Manus Boyle has added his voice to this week’s call for a total ban on Norwegian fishing vessels in Irish waters. Cllr Boyle says he is “standing united with Irish fishing representatives in the fight to protect the country’s...
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...
Aug 25, 2023 | Fishing, Latest News
The IFPO has a vacancy for an Administrator/Executive Assistant, to support the Chief Executive Officer and the work that we do. The Irish Fish Producers Organisation is Ireland’s longest established representative body for fish producers. Our members are owners of...
