May 19, 2025 | News Articles
The Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries, Timmy Dooley TD, has held his first meeting with seafood sector groups. The meeting included representatives from the catching, aquaculture and processing sectors and the co-operatives. The meeting was organised...
Nov 20, 2024 | News Releases
Statement from Seafood Ireland alliance, representing fishing and seafood processing sectors: The fishing and seafood processing sector have welcomed Fine Gael’s manifesto support for a dedicated Minister of State for Fisheries and a review of the EU Common Fisheries...
Jun 24, 2024 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
Irish fishing leaders have warned that a new trilateral deal between the UK, Norway and the Faroe Islands will lead to overfishing of Ireland’s fish stocks. The three-year deal gives the two Nordic non-EU states permission to catch 154,000 metric tonnes of mackerel...
Dec 13, 2022 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
The fishing industry has welcomed a commitment from the Minister for the Marine to protect access to Ireland’s rich Blue Whiting fishing grounds. Fishing representatives had lobbied extensively in recent weeks against EU discussions to grant Norway – a non-EU member –...
Dec 13, 2022 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
The fishing industry has welcomed a commitment from the Minister for the Marine to protect access to Ireland’s rich Blue Whiting fishing grounds. Fishing representatives had lobbied extensively in recent weeks against EU discussions to grant Norway – a non-EU member –...
