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...
Jul 2, 2025 | Latest News, News Articles
Stark warnings about the future of Ireland’s fishing sector are going unheeded. Irish fishing interests have been repeatedly sidelined by the EU. The Irish industry is being dismantled while other European Member States fishing fleets thrive in Irish waters. Read more...
Jun 26, 2025 | Latest News, News Articles
Ireland’s mackerel industry faces crisis as Norway continues to overfish, warns the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO). Chief executive Aodh O Donnell welcomed Marine Minister Timmy Dooley’s tough stance on the issue at the EU’s Agri Fish Council meeting in...