Sep 4, 2025 | News Articles
The Seafood Ireland Alliance said its meeting in Brussels with EU Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis was a crucial step in pressing for fairer quotas and workable fishing rules to protect coastal communities. The delegation expressed satisfaction that Commissioner...
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 7, 2025 | News Articles
Irish fishing industry leaders tell Oireachtas the Sea-Fisheries Act is unworkable, unfair, and damaging sector-wide confidence The 2006 Sea-Fisheries Act came under fire from fishing industry leaders and Oireachtas members during a charged meeting of the Joint...
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...
