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 | Video/Audio
Support has been given locally over the calls to ban Norway from fishing in Irish waters. The European Commission is being urged to block Norwegian fishing vessels amid fears of overfishing, while local fisheries are stuck with limited quotas. While the Irish Fish...
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...
Oct 16, 2024 | Video/Audio
A Donegal Councillor is intensifying his call for a total ban on Norwegian fishing vessels in Irish waters. These vessels are permitted to catch more than three times the amount of blue whiting on the Irish coast, than native fishermen are allowed. Cllr Manus Boyle...
