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Fishing industry unites in call for fair EU Deal

As EU-Norway fisheries talks enter a fifth round, the Irish fishing industry has united to call for a fair deal for Ireland. Aodh O Donnell, chief executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) says fishing industry representatives have ...

09 Feb 2023 at 14:57

Glenties MD

Minister says he had positive meeting with fishing industry

A positive meeting was held with the fishing industry this week, Minister Charlie McConalogue has said. The meeting comes in advance of the traditional December EU Agri Fish Council which focuses on negotiations on fishing stocks for the year ...

25 Nov 2022 at 03:07

Glenties MD

Are they just going to continue punishing the community of Killybegs, TD asks?

A Donegal TD has asked whether the government is going to allow the "continued punishment" of the fishing community in Killybegs, following what he said was the "widespread outrage" at the actions of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency ...

28 Apr 2022 at 15:39

Local News

Government must push for renegotiation of Common Fisheries Policy says Donegal TD

Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, said the Government must push for renegotiation of the Common Fisheries Policy to right the wrongs done to Ireland’s fishing communities. Ireland faces a reduction in landings of fish of ...

19 Jan 2021 at 14:45

Local News

McConalogue announces 62 fishing related grants under the Department’s EMFF Programme

The Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., has announced 62 grants worth €915,295 by the seven Fisheries Local Action Groups established under Ireland’s European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ...

31 Jul 2021 at 22:18

Local News

Donegal representatives to the fore in fishery talks

A number of high-profile leaders in the Donegal fishing industry have held what they described as a ‘positive’ meeting with the EU Fisheries Commission in Brussels. In a joint statement issued after the meeting yesterday ...

12 Jan 2023 at 13:32

Local News

Major Donegal fish kill - Investigators following definite line of inquiry

A major fish kill has been confirmed at Glenagannon River near Carndonagh in Inishowen and Inland Fisheries Ireland say they are following a definite line of inquiry in determining its cause. The Glenagannon River is ...

29 Aug 2022 at 10:55

Donegal MD

Seafood Ireland Alliance slams failure of coastal states to act

The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) has warned that the future of Europe’s most valuable pelagic stock is in jeopardy after Coastal States once again failed to agree on a plan to save mackerel. Despite stark warnings ...

24 Sept 2025 at 11:56

Local News

The first capture of Atlantic bluefin tuna in 2025 happens at Donegal Bay

Inland Fisheries Ireland has recorded the first capture and tagging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna of 2025 and it was at Donegal Bay. The enormous fish, measuring 1.95 metres, was caught, measured, and tagged in the ...

06 Aug 2025 at 17:30

Business

JOBS: Search is on to fill key top post in the fishing industry which is of considerable importance in Donegal

The search is on to appoint someone to one of the top jobs in the Irish fishing industry. The Irish Fish Processors & Exporters Association (IFPEA) is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer - with a salary of ...

21 Mar 2021 at 17:16

Local News

Donegal's fishing fleet aware Brexit threat looms large

Fishing quotas for 2020 which were decided early this morning in Brussels have been given a cautious welcome by Donegal TD and Fianna Fáil spokesperson on fisheries, Pat The Cope Gallagher. “There is a cautious ...

18 Dec 2019 at 17:30

Local News

KFO recognises ‘reasonable outcome’ to Fisheries Council talk

The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has said that this week’s Council of Fisheries Ministers annual meeting in Brussels has delivered a reasonable overall result on certain key stocks but has upheld ...

18 Dec 2019 at 10:59

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