Fisheries Commissioner visits Ireland
The European Fisheries Commissioner, Costas Kadis, has been visiting Cork which is playing host to the European Maritime Days, with events highlighting the importance of the seas and fisheries sector.…
NGOs urge EU to ban damaging trawling in marine protected areas
A group of environmental NGOs have handed the European Commission a petition with more than 250,000 signatures calling for a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas. Bottom trawling…
Ireland pledges €23 million for oceans
Ireland has pledged to commit more than €20 million towards a global effort to protect the world’s oceans. Marine and Climate Minister, Timmy Dooley TD, announced Ireland’s contribution of €23.86…
Brexit negotiations link fish and defence
UK demands for closer post-Brexit relations look set to be predicated on Britain’s willingness to negotiate on fish. Since the Labour government came to power last July, they have repeatedly…
Ireland to join EU maritime intelligence sharing
The Tánaiste has approves the Irish Defence Forces participation in an EU maritime information-sharing initiative. The Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) is an EU-organised network that enables both civil and…
Europe ministers to discuss UK relations
EU ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss their relations with the United Kingdom amidst hope of improving on the Brexit deal. Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and…
Nearly half of Irish fish stocks in an unknown state, warns OECD
The health of nearly half of Ireland’s fish stocks “could not be determined”, that’s according to a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD’s…
Éowyn: European early warning on red alert
The European early weather warning system is on red alert ahead of Storm Éowyn which is expected to hit Ireland on Friday. Met Éireann first issued its red alert across…
What does the Programme for Government mean for Ireland and the EU?
There are more than 120 references to Europe threaded throughout the Programme for Government. So what does this draft programme tell us about the next government’s relationship with the EU?…
Fisheries outlook for 2050 could be “dire”
Climate change, competition from other parts of the world and falling consumer demand are major challenges for the fishing industry in the years ahead. That’s according to a report commissioned…