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06 Sept 2025
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Donegal's prominence in Ireland's fishing and seafood industries was reflected in the number of nominees from the county just announced in the first ever BIM National Seafood Awards.
Eight of the 38 finalists are from Donegal, the largest number from any county in Ireland.
They include:
- Colm O'Brien, Gortahork and Barry Shaw, Killybegs for Student of the Year;
- Marty McGing, Olgary SO591, Killybegs and William Spense, MFV Amy Jane II, Downings for Responsible Fisherman of the Year-;
- Marine Harvest in the Aquaculture Environmental & Social Responsibility category;
- Island Seafoods Ltd, Killybegs in the Green Processor of the Year category;
- Foyle Warrior Ltd, nominated for Best New Fishing Practice; and
- McBridge Fishing Co. Ltd, Letterkenny, in the Fishing Enterprise of the Year category.
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Seafood Development Agency, announced the shortlist yesterday and the winners will be revealed on November 17th.
BIM is hosting the inaugural awards to celebrate Ireland’s €1 billion Seafood Sector which employs 11,000 people across the island.
The panel of ten judges was chaired by Joe O’Flynn, Director of AgriFood Business Partners.
Scoil Mhuire Glenties National School were among those who gave their support to the school secretaries and caretakers last week
The incident has been reported to gardaí
Australian and New Zealand tour operators at Lough Eske Castle, with Viktoria Albrecht, Tourism Ireland (back, third left)
Uisce Éireann says the work is part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme
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