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Killybegs fishing sector to host emergency meeting on Monday

Moves are to be made to have the senior Department of the Marine civil servants and officials from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) meet with a representative group from the Killybegs fishing industry sectors next Monday in a bid to ...

10 Apr 2022 at 03:21

Local News

Fishing reps head to Brussels to discuss Killybegs controversy

The pressing issues affecting the fishing industry in Killybegs are to be presented to groups in the European Parliament by Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey today and tomorrow. He is facilitating a visit to Brussels by representatives of the Irish ...

27 Apr 2022 at 01:01

Local News

Irish Fish Producers Organisation brief Brussels on industry needs

The Irish Fish Producers Organisation held its first meeting with the EU Commission in Brussels this week, amid a series of 15 meetings with MEPs and officials. IFPO chief executive, Aodh O Donnell says there is a commitment now, from the ...

29 Apr 2022 at 15:52

Local News

Decommissioning Irish fishing fleet will not preserve fish stocks

Plans which will cut the Irish whitefish fleet by over 30% will not preserve fish stocks in Irish waters. That’s according to the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, who say European vessels will fish these stocks in our waters instead. ...

31 Aug 2022 at 17:30

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Minister must consult the industry on offshore wind farms says Donegal fishermen

The Donegal fishing industry says they have a right to be consulted about offshore wind farms because it affects their livelihoods. Chief executive of the Killybegs-based Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) Aodh O'Donnell says ...

15 Oct 2022 at 12:30

Local News

Hard border on the island of Ireland created by SPFA

The Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) has called on the Government to "act now to defend the integrity of the protocol and the Good Friday Agreement". The call came in the wake of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority ...

28 Apr 2022 at 13:38

Glenties MD

Seafood sector needs to take Norway's lead

Two prominent representatives within the Irish fishing industry say that as seafood exports delivered just one one percent growth over the last half decade compared to 25% in Norway in the last year, it is time to get ...

09 Jan 2023 at 11:38

Local News

Donegal fishing chief expresses concern over locations of future offshore wind farms

Traditional fishing activity and sensitive spawning areas were not being recognised or acknowledged by those thinking of developing offshore wind farms and this could spell danger for the future. That’s according to ...

26 Jun 2023 at 11:27

Local News

Donegal Councillor calls for ban of Norwegian fishing vessels from Irish waters

Calls to ban Norwegian fishing vessels from operating in Irish waters have been echoed by a Donegal County Councillor. Fine Gael Councillor Manus Boyle says he is standing united with Irish fishing represented. The ...

16 Oct 2024 at 13:13

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 ...

12 Jan 2023 at 13:32

South Donegal

Killybegs fishing organisations join movement to unite for EU Change

Five Irish fishing-producing and processing seafood organisations - including three from Killybegs - have come together to demand change at national and EU level. "Our objective is to work together on raising ...

12 Jun 2024 at 16:32

South Donegal

MEP hopefuls to address fishing community in Killybegs

Fishing and seafood organisations have come together to launch a pre-election campaign for change at EU level. They are asking MEPs to fight for the survival of their industry and for a fair share of EU ...

15 May 2024 at 13:41

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